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+//
+//  ========================================================================
+//  Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd.
+//  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+//  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+//  and Apache License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution.
+//
+//      The Eclipse Public License is available at
+//      http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+//
+//      The Apache License v2.0 is available at
+//      http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0.php
+//
+//  You may elect to redistribute this code under either of these licenses.
+//  ========================================================================
+//
+
+package org.eclipse.jetty.util.component;
+
+import java.util.EventListener;
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/**
+ * The lifecycle interface for generic components.
+ * <br />
+ * Classes implementing this interface have a defined life cycle
+ * defined by the methods of this interface.
+ *
+ * 
+ */
+public interface LifeCycle
+{
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * Starts the component.
+     * @throws Exception If the component fails to start
+     * @see #isStarted()
+     * @see #stop()
+     * @see #isFailed()
+     */
+    public void start()
+        throws Exception;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * Stops the component.
+     * The component may wait for current activities to complete
+     * normally, but it can be interrupted.
+     * @exception Exception If the component fails to stop
+     * @see #isStopped()
+     * @see #start()
+     * @see #isFailed()
+     */
+    public void stop()
+        throws Exception;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component is starting or has been started.
+     */
+    public boolean isRunning();
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component has been started.
+     * @see #start()
+     * @see #isStarting()
+     */
+    public boolean isStarted();
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component is starting.
+     * @see #isStarted()
+     */
+    public boolean isStarting();
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component is stopping.
+     * @see #isStopped()
+     */
+    public boolean isStopping();
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component has been stopped.
+     * @see #stop()
+     * @see #isStopping()
+     */
+    public boolean isStopped();
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return true if the component has failed to start or has failed to stop.
+     */
+    public boolean isFailed();
+    
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void addLifeCycleListener(LifeCycle.Listener listener);
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public void removeLifeCycleListener(LifeCycle.Listener listener);
+    
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /** Listener.
+     * A listener for Lifecycle events.
+     */
+    public interface Listener extends EventListener
+    {
+        public void lifeCycleStarting(LifeCycle event);
+        public void lifeCycleStarted(LifeCycle event);
+        public void lifeCycleFailure(LifeCycle event,Throwable cause);
+        public void lifeCycleStopping(LifeCycle event);
+        public void lifeCycleStopped(LifeCycle event);
+    }
+}