diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/script/ScmScriptContext.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/script/ScmScriptContext.java
index 15829cfb9d..5961e90cb2 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/script/ScmScriptContext.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/script/ScmScriptContext.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ package sonia.scm.script;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Reader;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,56 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public interface ScmScriptContext
 {
 
+  /**
+   * Executes the given script.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param file - the script
+   * @param additionalParams -
+   *        additional parameters for the execution of the script
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws ScmScriptException
+   */
+  public void eval(File file, Map<String, Object> additionalParams)
+          throws IOException, ScmScriptException;
+
+  /**
+   * Executes the given script.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param file - the script
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws ScmScriptException
+   */
+  public void eval(File file) throws IOException, ScmScriptException;
+
+  /**
+   * Executes the given script.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param path - classpath location of the script
+   * @param additionalParams -
+   *        additional parameters for the execution of the script
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws ScmScriptException
+   */
+  public void eval(String path, Map<String, Object> additionalParams)
+          throws IOException, ScmScriptException;
+
+  /**
+   * Executes the given script.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param path - classpath location of the script
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws ScmScriptException
+   */
+  public void eval(String path) throws IOException, ScmScriptException;
+
   /**
    * Executes the given script.
    *