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1   /***
2    * Jetrix TetriNET Server
3    * Copyright (C) 2001-2004  Emmanuel Bourg
4    *
5    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
7    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
8    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9    *
10   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
13   * GNU General Public License for more details.
14   *
15   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17   * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
18   */
19  
20  package net.jetrix;
21  
22  /***
23   * A service running in background.
24   *
25   * @author Emmanuel Bourg
26   * @version $Revision: 794 $, $Date: 2009-02-17 20:08:39 +0100 (Tue, 17 Feb 2009) $
27   * @since 0.2
28   */
29  public interface Service
30  {
31      /***
32       * Return the name of the service.
33       */
34      String getName();
35  
36      /***
37       * Start the service.
38       */
39      void start();
40  
41      /***
42       * Stop the service.
43       */
44      void stop();
45  
46      /***
47       * Tell if the service is currently running.
48       */
49      boolean isRunning();
50  
51      /***
52       * Tell if the service is started automatically on server startup.
53       */
54      boolean isAutoStart();
55  
56      /***
57       * Set the auto start status.
58       */
59      void setAutoStart(boolean autoStart);
60  }