EZBManageableContainer


1   /**
2    * EasyBeans
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4    * Contact: easybeans@objectweb.org
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22   * $Id: EZBManageableContainer.java 925 2006-07-25 12:37:03Z benoitf $
23   * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
24   */
25  
26  package org.objectweb.easybeans.api;
27  
28  
29  /**
30   * Manageable interface for {@link EZBContainer}.
31   * @author Guillaume Sauthier
32   */
33  public interface EZBManageableContainer {
34  
35      /**
36       * Gets the id of this container.
37       * @return string id.
38       */
39      String   getId();
40  
41      /**
42       * Gets the name of this container.
43       * @return the name.
44       */
45      String   getName();
46  
47      /**
48       * Start this container.
49       * @throws EZBContainerException if the start fails.
50       */
51      void start() throws EZBContainerException;
52  
53      /**
54       * Stop this container.
55       */
56      void stop();
57  
58      /**
59       * Gets the archive used by this container. It can be a .jar file or a directory.
60       * @return the archive.
61       */
62      EZBArchive getArchive();
63  
64      /**
65       * Check if the container is available or not.
66       * @return true if the container is available.
67       */
68      boolean isAvailable();
69  
70  }
71
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