01: /**
02: * EasyBeans
03: * Copyright (C) 2006 Bull S.A.S.
04: * Contact: easybeans@ow2.org
05: *
06: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
07: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
08: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
09: * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
10: *
11: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15: *
16: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18: * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
19: * USA
20: *
21: * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
22: * $Id: EZBComponent.java 1970 2007-10-16 11:49:25Z benoitf $
23: * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
24: */package org.ow2.easybeans.component.api;
25:
26: /**
27: * Defines the interface that a component needs to implement.
28: * @author Florent Benoit
29: */
30: public interface EZBComponent {
31:
32: /**
33: * Init method.<br/>
34: * This method is called before the start method.
35: * @throws EZBComponentException if the initialization has failed.
36: */
37: void init() throws EZBComponentException;
38:
39: /**
40: * Start method.<br/>
41: * This method is called after the init method.
42: * @throws EZBComponentException if the start has failed.
43: */
44: void start() throws EZBComponentException;
45:
46: /**
47: * Stop method.<br/>
48: * This method is called when component needs to be stopped.
49: * @throws EZBComponentException if the stop is failing.
50: */
51: void stop() throws EZBComponentException;
52:
53: }
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