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Agent |
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| 1.0;1 |
1 | /* | |
2 | * $Id: Agent.java 11530 2008-04-08 12:49:14Z dirk.olmes $ | |
3 | * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
4 | * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.mulesource.com | |
5 | * | |
6 | * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0 | |
7 | * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the | |
8 | * LICENSE.txt file. | |
9 | */ | |
10 | ||
11 | package org.mule.api.agent; | |
12 | ||
13 | import org.mule.api.NamedObject; | |
14 | import org.mule.api.lifecycle.Lifecycle; | |
15 | ||
16 | import java.util.List; | |
17 | ||
18 | /** | |
19 | * <code>Agent</code> is a server plugin that can be initialised, started and | |
20 | * destroyed along with the UMOManager itself. Agents can initialise or bind to | |
21 | * external services such as a Jmx server. | |
22 | */ | |
23 | public interface Agent extends Lifecycle, NamedObject | |
24 | { | |
25 | /** | |
26 | * Should be a 1 line description of the agent | |
27 | * | |
28 | * @return | |
29 | */ | |
30 | String getDescription(); | |
31 | ||
32 | void registered(); | |
33 | ||
34 | void unregistered(); | |
35 | ||
36 | /** | |
37 | * @return List of Class objects (agent classes) that this Agent requires to be | |
38 | * started before it can start itself. The implementation of this class may never | |
39 | * return <code>null</code>. | |
40 | */ | |
41 | List/*<Class<? extends Agent>>*/ getDependentAgents(); | |
42 | } |