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+//
+// ========================================================================
+// Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd.
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+// are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+// and Apache License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution.
+//
+// The Eclipse Public License is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+//
+// The Apache License v2.0 is available at
+// http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php
+//
+// You may elect to redistribute this code under either of these licenses.
+// ========================================================================
+//
+
+package org.eclipse.jetty.util.component;
+
+import java.util.EventListener;
+
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.annotation.ManagedObject;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.annotation.ManagedOperation;
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/**
+ * The lifecycle interface for generic components.
+ * <br />
+ * Classes implementing this interface have a defined life cycle
+ * defined by the methods of this interface.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+@ManagedObject("Lifecycle Interface for startable components")
+public interface LifeCycle
+{
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * Starts the component.
+ * @throws Exception If the component fails to start
+ * @see #isStarted()
+ * @see #stop()
+ * @see #isFailed()
+ */
+ @ManagedOperation(value="Starts the instance", impact="ACTION")
+ public void start()
+ throws Exception;
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * Stops the component.
+ * The component may wait for current activities to complete
+ * normally, but it can be interrupted.
+ * @exception Exception If the component fails to stop
+ * @see #isStopped()
+ * @see #start()
+ * @see #isFailed()
+ */
+ @ManagedOperation(value="Stops the instance", impact="ACTION")
+ public void stop()
+ throws Exception;
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component is starting or has been started.
+ */
+ public boolean isRunning();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component has been started.
+ * @see #start()
+ * @see #isStarting()
+ */
+ public boolean isStarted();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component is starting.
+ * @see #isStarted()
+ */
+ public boolean isStarting();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component is stopping.
+ * @see #isStopped()
+ */
+ public boolean isStopping();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component has been stopped.
+ * @see #stop()
+ * @see #isStopping()
+ */
+ public boolean isStopped();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /**
+ * @return true if the component has failed to start or has failed to stop.
+ */
+ public boolean isFailed();
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ public void addLifeCycleListener(LifeCycle.Listener listener);
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ public void removeLifeCycleListener(LifeCycle.Listener listener);
+
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+ /** Listener.
+ * A listener for Lifecycle events.
+ */
+ public interface Listener extends EventListener
+ {
+ public void lifeCycleStarting(LifeCycle event);
+ public void lifeCycleStarted(LifeCycle event);
+ public void lifeCycleFailure(LifeCycle event,Throwable cause);
+ public void lifeCycleStopping(LifeCycle event);
+ public void lifeCycleStopped(LifeCycle event);
+ }
+}