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1 /*
2   The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
3   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
4   License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
5   
6   Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
7   WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
8   for the specific language governing rights and
9   limitations under the License.
10
11   The Original Code is "The Columba Project"
12   
13   The Initial Developers of the Original Code are Frederik Dietz and Timo Stich.
14   Portions created by Frederik Dietz and Timo Stich are Copyright (C) 2003.
15   
16   All Rights Reserved.
17 */

18 package org.columba.core.scripting.service.api;
19
20 import org.columba.api.plugin.IExtensionInterface;
21
22 /**
23  * IColumbaService is the interface that all services should implement
24  *
25  * @author Celso Pinto (cpinto@yimports.com)
26  */

27 public interface IColumbaService extends IExtensionInterface {
28
29     /**
30      * Initializes the service
31      *
32      * @return true if service is initialized correctly, false otherwise
33      */

34     public boolean initService();
35
36     /**
37      * Perform necessary tasks to start the service
38      */

39     public void startService();
40
41     /**
42      * Perform necessary tasks to stop the service
43      */

44     public void stopService();
45
46     /**
47      * Allows the service to dispose of any acquired resources
48      */

49     public void disposeService();
50 }
51
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