Lifecycle (foundation 0.9.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

DurableQueueConsumer, DurableQueues, FencedLockManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DBFencedLockManager, DefaultDurableQueueConsumer
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public interface Lifecycle
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Common process life cycle interface

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isStarted()`	Returns true if the process is started
`void`	`start()`	Start the processing.
`void`	`stop()`	Stop the processing.

- Method Detail
  - start
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void start()
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    Start the processing. This operation must be idempotent, such that duplicate calls to start() for an already started process (where isStarted() returns true) is ignored
  - stop
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void stop()
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    Stop the processing. This operation must be idempotent, such that duplicate calls to stop() for an already stopped process (where isStarted() returns false) is ignored
  - isStarted
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boolean isStarted()
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    Returns true if the process is started
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the process is started otherwise false