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017package org.apache.activemq.transport.discovery;
018
019import java.io.IOException;
020
021import org.apache.activemq.Service;
022import org.apache.activemq.command.DiscoveryEvent;
023
024/**
025 * An agent used to discover other instances of a service. 
026 * 
027 * We typically use a discovery agent to auto-discover JMS clients and JMS brokers on a network
028 *
029 * 
030 */
031public interface DiscoveryAgent extends Service {
032
033    /**
034     * Sets the discovery listener
035     * @param listener
036     */
037    void setDiscoveryListener(DiscoveryListener listener);
038
039    /**
040     * register a service
041     * @param name
042     * @throws IOException
043     */
044    void registerService(String name) throws IOException;
045    
046    /**
047     * A process actively using a service may see it go down before the DiscoveryAgent notices the
048     * service's failure.  That process can use this method to notify the DiscoveryAgent of the failure
049     * so that other listeners of this DiscoveryAgent can also be made aware of the failure.
050     */
051    void serviceFailed(DiscoveryEvent event) throws IOException;
052    
053}