01: /*
02: * Copyright 2006 Pentaho Corporation. All rights reserved.
03: * This software was developed by Pentaho Corporation and is provided under the terms
04: * of the Mozilla Public License, Version 1.1, or any later version. You may not use
05: * this file except in compliance with the license. If you need a copy of the license,
06: * please go to http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.txt. The Original Code is the Pentaho
07: * BI Platform. The Initial Developer is Pentaho Corporation.
08: *
09: * Software distributed under the Mozilla Public License is distributed on an "AS IS"
10: * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. Please refer to
11: * the license for the specific language governing your rights and limitations.
12: *
13: * @created
14: * @author
15: */
16: package org.pentaho.core.system;
17:
18: /**
19: * System Entry Point implementors get called upon entry to the system after they've
20: * been registered with the ApplicationContext (<tt>IApplicationContext</tt>). The method is
21: * called when entries to the system call <code>PentahoSystem.systemEntryPoint();</code>
22: * The purpose of the entry point is to setup the environment as necessary to handle
23: * relational object persistence, starting transactions, initializing objects,
24: * or whatever needs to take place when some action starts in the server. Example invocations
25: * include action execution, agent startup, etc.
26: *
27: */
28:
29: public interface IPentahoSystemEntryPoint {
30: /**
31: * Perform operations necessary upon entry to the system.
32: */
33: public void systemEntryPoint();
34:
35: }
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