    001    package org.apache.turbine.services;
    002
    003
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    022
    023
    024    import org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration;
    025
    026    /**
    027     * Classes that implement this interface can act as a manager for
    028     * <code>Service</code> classes.
    029     *
    030     * Functionality that <code>ServiceManager</code> provides in addition
    031     * to <code>ServiceBroker</code> functionality includes configuration
    032     * of the manager.
    033     *
    034     * @author <a href="mailto:ilkka.priha@simsoft.fi">Ilkka Priha</a>
    035     * @author <a href="mailto:mpoeschl@marmot.at">Martin Poeschl</a>
    036     * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
    037     * @version $Id: ServiceManager.java 615328 2008-01-25 20:25:05Z tv $
    038     */
    039    public interface ServiceManager extends ServiceBroker
    040    {
    041        /**
    042         * Initialize this service manager.
    043         */
    044        void init() throws InitializationException;
    045
    046        /**
    047         * Get the configuration for this service manager.
    048         *
    049         * @return Manager configuration.
    050         */
    051        Configuration getConfiguration();
    052
    053        /**
    054         * Set the configuration object for the services broker.
    055         * This is the configuration that contains information
    056         * about all services in the care of this service
    057         * manager.
    058         *
    059         * @param configuration Manager configuration.
    060         */
    061        void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration);
    062
    063        /**
    064         * Set the application root.
    065         *
    066         * @param applicationRoot application root
    067         */
    068        void setApplicationRoot(String applicationRoot);
    069    }