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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
* As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of
* the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre
* and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's
* FLOSS exception. You should have recieved a copy of the text describing
* the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here:
* http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
*/
package org.alfresco.repo.module;
import java.util.List;
import org.alfresco.util.VersionNumber;
/**
* Interface for classes that control the startup and shutdown behaviour of modules.
* <p/>
* Note that the execution order of these components is on the basis of dependencies
* only. The version numbering determines only whether a component will be executed
* and doesn't imply any ordering.
* <p/>
* Equals and Hashcode method must be implemented.
*
* @author Derek Hulley
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface ModuleComponent
{
/**
* @return Returns the globally unique module ID.
*/
String getModuleId();
/**
* @return Returns the name of the component in the context of the module ID. It does not
* have to be globally unique.
*/
String getName();
/**
*
* @return Returns a description of the component.
*/
String getDescription();
/**
* @return Returns the version number of the module for which this component was introduced.
*/
VersionNumber getSinceVersionNumber();
/**
* @return Returns the smallest version number of the module to which this component applies.
*/
VersionNumber getAppliesFromVersionNumber();
/**
* @return Returns the largest version number of the module to which this component applies.
*/
VersionNumber getAppliesToVersionNumber();
/**
* A list of module components that <b>must</b> be executed prior to this instance.
* This is the only way to guarantee ordered execution. The dependencies may include
* components from other modules, guaranteeing an early failure if a module is missing.
*
* @return Returns a list of components that must be executed prior to this component.
*/
List<ModuleComponent> getDependsOn();
/**
* @return Returns <tt>true</tt> if the component is to be successfully executed exactly once,
* or <tt>false</tt> if the component must be executed with each startup.
*/
boolean isExecuteOnceOnly();
/**
* Perform the actual component's work. Execution will be done within the context of a
* system account with an enclosing transaction. Long-running processes should be spawned
* from the calling thread, if required.
* <p/>
* All failures should just be thrown out as runtime exceptions and will be dealt with by
* the associated module infrastructure.
*/
void execute();
}