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+<?php
+/**
+ * Class WordPress\Plugin_Check\Checker\Checks\Abstract_Runtime_Check
+ *
+ * @package plugin-check
+ */
+
+namespace WordPress\Plugin_Check\Checker\Checks;
+
+use WordPress\Plugin_Check\Checker\Check;
+use WordPress\Plugin_Check\Checker\Preparation;
+use WordPress\Plugin_Check\Checker\Check_Result;
+use Exception;
+
+/**
+ * Check for running one or more PHP CodeSniffer sniffs.
+ *
+ * @since n.e.x.t
+ */
+abstract class Abstract_Runtime_Check implements Check, Preparation {
+
+	/**
+	 * Runs preparation step for the environment and returns a closure as a cleanup function.
+	 *
+	 * @since n.e.x.t
+	 *
+	 * @return callable Cleanup function to revert the changes made here.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception Thrown when preparation fails.
+	 */
+	abstract public function prepare();
+
+	/**
+	 * Amends the given result by running the check on the associated plugin.
+	 *
+	 * @since n.e.x.t
+	 *
+	 * @param Check_Result $result The check result to amend, including the plugin context to check.
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception Thrown when the check fails with a critical error (unrelated to any errors detected as part of
+	 *                   the check).
+	 */
+	abstract public function run( Check_Result $result );
+}