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+package com.samskivert.jdbc;
+
+
+/**
+ * A RepositoryUnit that returns a single result from its database operations and operates on that.
+ */
+public abstract class ResultUnit<T> extends RepositoryUnit
+{
+    public ResultUnit (String name)
+    {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs actions on the database and returns exciting data.
+     */
+    public abstract T getResult ()
+        throws Exception;
+
+    /**
+     * Operates on the result from <code>getResult</code> back on the main thread, if
+     * <code>getResult</code> succeeded.
+     */
+    public abstract void handleResult (T result);
+
+    @Override
+    public void handleSuccess ()
+    {
+        handleResult(_result);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void invokePersist ()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        _result = getResult();
+    }
+
+    protected T _result;
+}