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26:
27: package com.sun.jump.module;
28:
29: import java.util.Map;
30:
31: /**
32: * <code>JUMPModule</code> defines the methods for a module
33: * that resides in the JUMP executive. Every module implementation will be
34: * specified using a Java <b>interface</b> or an <b>abstract class</b>
35: * which will serve as the service contract.
36: * <p>
37: * The exact mechanism of how
38: * the services are discovered and loaded by the JUMPExecutive is upto
39: * the implementation of the executive.
40: */
41: public interface JUMPModule {
42: /**
43: * Loads the module.
44: *
45: * @param config the configuration data required for loading this service.
46: */
47: public void load(Map config);
48:
49: /**
50: * Unload all the resources the module uses.
51: */
52: public void unload();
53: }
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