01: /*
02: * <copyright>
03: *
04: * Copyright 1997-2004 BBNT Solutions, LLC
05: * under sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
06: * Agency (DARPA).
07: *
08: * You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the
09: * terms of the Cougaar Open Source License as published on the
10: * Cougaar Open Source Website (www.cougaar.org).
11: *
12: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
13: * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
14: * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
15: * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
16: * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
17: * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
18: * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
19: * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
20: * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
21: * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
22: * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
23: *
24: * </copyright>
25: */
26:
27: package org.cougaar.core.agent;
28:
29: import java.util.List;
30: import org.cougaar.core.component.Service;
31:
32: /**
33: * This service allows a component to modify its agent's list of
34: * components as it is being loaded, which is part of the agent's
35: * bootstrap process.
36: * <p>
37: * This is only for use by {@link Bootstrap} and
38: * {@link FindComponentsEarly}, to override the default list
39: * of components with a persisted list that specifies the dynamically
40: * added/removed components.
41: * <p>
42: * This service can only be used during agent "load()", and can only
43: * be used to view or modify the list of ComponentDescriptions that
44: * have not be loaded yet. A component must use this service within
45: * its "load()" method.
46: */
47: public interface AgentBootstrapService extends Service {
48:
49: void overrideComponentList(List l);
50:
51: }
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