001    /**
002     * Jetrix TetriNET Server
003     * Copyright (C) 2001-2004  Emmanuel Bourg
004     *
005     * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
006     * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
007     * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
008     * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
009     *
010     * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
013     * GNU General Public License for more details.
014     *
015     * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
016     * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
017     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
018     */
019    
020    package net.jetrix;
021    
022    /**
023     * A service running in background.
024     *
025     * @author Emmanuel Bourg
026     * @version $Revision: 794 $, $Date: 2009-02-17 20:08:39 +0100 (Tue, 17 Feb 2009) $
027     * @since 0.2
028     */
029    public interface Service
030    {
031        /**
032         * Return the name of the service.
033         */
034        String getName();
035    
036        /**
037         * Start the service.
038         */
039        void start();
040    
041        /**
042         * Stop the service.
043         */
044        void stop();
045    
046        /**
047         * Tell if the service is currently running.
048         */
049        boolean isRunning();
050    
051        /**
052         * Tell if the service is started automatically on server startup.
053         */
054        boolean isAutoStart();
055    
056        /**
057         * Set the auto start status.
058         */
059        void setAutoStart(boolean autoStart);
060    }