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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) MuleSoft, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesoft.com
3    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
4    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
5    * LICENSE.txt file.
6    */
7   package org.mule.api.agent;
8   
9   import org.mule.api.NamedObject;
10  import org.mule.api.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
11  
12  /**
13   * <code>Agent</code> is a server plugin that can be initialised, started and
14   * destroyed along with the MuleContext itself. Agents can initialise or bind to
15   * external services such as a Jmx server.
16   */
17  public interface Agent extends Lifecycle, NamedObject
18  {
19      /**
20       * A description of the agent that gets displayed in the splash
21       * screen when the Mule Context starts up.
22       * @return a 1 line description of the agent.
23       */
24      String getDescription();
25  }