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package com.sun.appserv.server;

import com.sun.enterprise.server.ServerContext;

/**
 * ServerLifecycle interface:
 * common lifecycle interface for application server and its subsystems.
 *
 * This interface is implemented by the ApplicationServer and its subsystems 
 * such as the web container or EJB container, in order to provide a consistent
 * mechanism for server initialization-startup-shutdown-termination lifecycle.
 */
public interface ServerLifecycle {
    /**
     * Server is initializing subsystems and setting up the runtime environment.
     * Prepare for the beginning of active use of the public methods of this
     * subsystem. This method is called before any of the public methods of 
     * this subsystem are utilized.  
     *
     * @param sc ServerContext the server runtime context.
     *
     * @exception IllegalStateException if this subsystem has already been
     *  started
     * @exception ServerLifecycleException if this subsystem detects a fatal 
     *  error that prevents this subsystem from being used
     */
    public void onInitialization(ServerContext sc) 
                        throws ServerLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Server is starting up applications
     *
     * @param sc ServerContext the server runtime context.
     *
     * @exception ServerLifecycleException if this subsystem detects a fatal 
     *  error that prevents this subsystem from being used
     */
    public void onStartup(ServerContext sc) 
                        throws ServerLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Server has complted loading the applications and is ready to serve requests.
     *
     * @param sc ServerContext the server runtime context.
     *
     * @exception ServerLifecycleException if this subsystem detects a fatal 
     *  error that prevents this subsystem from being used
     */
    public void onReady(ServerContext sc) throws ServerLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Server is shutting down applications
     *
     * @exception ServerLifecycleException if this subsystem detects a fatal 
     *  error that prevents this subsystem from being used
     */
    public void onShutdown() 
                        throws ServerLifecycleException;

    /**
     * Server is terminating the subsystems and the runtime environment.
     * Gracefully terminate the active use of the public methods of this
     * subsystem.  This method should be the last one called on a given
     * instance of this subsystem.
     *
     * @exception ServerLifecycleException if this subsystem detects a fatal 
     *  error that prevents this subsystem from being used
     */
    public void onTermination() 
                        throws ServerLifecycleException;
}