qbean.java

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/*
 * jPOS Project [http://jpos.org]
 * Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Alejandro P. Revilla
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.jpos.q2;


/**
 * An interface describing a Q2 service MBean.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Alejandro P. Revilla</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Alireza Taherkordi</a>
 * @version $Revision: 2594 $ $Date: 2008-01-22 14:41:31 -0200 (Tue, 22 Jan 2008) $
 * @see QPersist
 */
public interface QBean {

    // State
    int STOPPED            = 0;
    int STOPPING           = 1;
    int STARTING           = 2;
    int STARTED            = 3;
    int FAILED             = 4;
    int DESTROYED          = 5;

    /**
     * init the service
     */
    void init () throws Exception;

    /**
     * start the service
     */
    void start () throws Exception;

    /**
     * stop the service
     */
    void stop () throws Exception;

    /**
     * destroy the service
     */
    void destroy () throws Exception;

    /**
     * @return state (STARTING, STARTED, FAILED, DESTROYED ...)
     */
    int getState ();

    /**
     * @return state (STARTING, STARTED, FAILED, DESTROYED ...)
     */
    String getStateAsString ();
}