com.sun.jbi

Interface ServiceLifecycle

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtensionService

public interface ServiceLifecycle

ServiceLifecycle is an interface implemented by all internal services. This interface defines the lifecycle contract between the JBI framework and the service.

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	initService(EnvironmentContext aContext) Initialize a service.
void	startService() Start a service.
void	stopService() Stop a service.

Method Detail

initService

void initService(EnvironmentContext aContext)
                 throws JBIException

Initialize a service. This performs any initialization tasks required by the service but does not make the service ready to process requests.

Parameters:

aContext - the JBI environment context created by the JBI framework

Throws:

JBIException - if an error occurs

startService

void startService()
                  throws JBIException

Start a service. This makes the service ready to process requests.

Throws:

JBIException - if an error occurs

stopService

void stopService()
                 throws JBIException

Stop a service. This makes the service stop processing requests.

Throws:

JBIException - if an error occurs