| /* |
| * Copyright (C) 2010 Google Inc. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| package com.google.inject.service; |
| |
| import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException; |
| import java.util.concurrent.Future; |
| |
| /** |
| * An object with an operational state, asynchronous {@link #start()} and {@link #stop()} lifecycle |
| * methods to transition in and out of this state. Example services include http servers, RPC |
| * systems and timer tasks. |
| * |
| * @author dhanji@gmail.com (Dhanji R. Prasanna) |
| */ |
| public interface Service { |
| /** |
| * If the service has already been started, this method returns immediately without taking action. |
| * A stopped service may not be restarted. |
| * |
| * @return a future for the startup result, regardless of whether this call initiated startup. |
| * Calling {@link Future#get} will block until the service has finished starting, and returns |
| * the resultant state. If the service fails to start, {@link Future#get} will throw an {@link |
| * ExecutionException}. If it has already finished starting, {@link Future#get} returns |
| * immediately. |
| */ |
| Future<State> start(); |
| |
| /** |
| * If the service is {@link State#STARTED} initiates service shutdown and returns immediately. If |
| * the service has already been stopped, this method returns immediately without taking action. |
| * |
| * @return a future for the shutdown result, regardless of whether this call initiated shutdown. |
| * Calling {@link Future#get} will block until the service has finished shutting down, and |
| * either returns {@link State#STOPPED} or throws an {@link ExecutionException}. If it has |
| * already finished stopping, {@link Future#get} returns immediately. |
| */ |
| Future<State> stop(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the current state of this service. One of {@link State} possible values, or null if |
| * this is a brand new object, i.e., has not been put into any state yet. |
| */ |
| State state(); |
| |
| /** The lifecycle states of a service. */ |
| enum State { |
| STARTED, |
| STOPPED, |
| FAILED |
| } |
| } |