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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * openECOMP : APP-C
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ * 						reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.openecomp.appc.listener;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * A controller is responsible for creating a listener for each ListenerProperties object that is passed in to it on
+ * instantiation. The controller will create a thread pool that will contain all of the listener threads so no listener
+ * can crash the controller.
+ *
+ */
+public interface Controller {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new thread in the thread pool for an implementation of the {@see #Listener} class set in the
+     * ListenerProperties. This thread is run immediately after it is created.
+     */
+    public void start();
+
+    /**
+     * Stops each of the listeners known by this controller. Takes an optional parameter that indicates the the listener
+     * should stop immediately rather than waiting for all threads to complete.
+     *
+     * @param stopNow
+     *            Determines what method the listeners should use to shutdown. If true, listeners will use the stopNow()
+     *            method. Otherwise they will use the stop() method.
+     */
+    public void stop(boolean stopNow);
+
+    /**
+     * @return A Map of ListenerProperties and the Listener object that is running in the controllers thread pool.
+     */
+    public Map<ListenerProperties, Listener> getListeners();
+
+}