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003 *
004 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
005 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
006 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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008 *
009 * Contributors:
010 *     Nuxeo - initial API and implementation
011 *
012 * $Id$
013 */
014
015package org.nuxeo.runtime;
016
017/**
018 * A runtime extension is a service that is started by the runtime when it starts using the runtime service context.
019 * <p>
020 * Runtime Extensions may be used to add new functionality to the runtime service.
021 *
022 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
023 */
024public interface RuntimeExtension {
025
026    /**
027     * Starts the runtime extension.
028     * <p>
029     * The current runtime is available as <code>Runtime.getRuntime()</code>.
030     */
031    void start();
032
033    /**
034     * Stops the runtime extension.
035     * <p>
036     * The current runtime is available as <code>Runtime.getRuntime()</code>.
037     */
038    void stop();
039
040}