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/*******************************************************************************
 * ============LICENSE_START====================================================
 * * org.onap.aaf
 * * ===========================================================================
 * * Copyright © 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====================================================
 * *
 * * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
 * *
 ******************************************************************************/
/**
 *
 * Created on: Aug 19, 2009
 * Created by:
 *
 * (c) 2009 SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. All rights reserved.
 ******************************************************************* 
 * RESTRICTED - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The Information contained 
 * herein is for use only by authorized employees of AT&T Services, 
 * Inc., and authorized Affiliates of AT&T Services, Inc., and is 
 * not for general distribution within or outside the respective 
 * companies. 
 *******************************************************************
 */
package org.onap.aaf.inno.env;

import org.onap.aaf.inno.env.util.RefreshableThreadObject;


/**
 * 
 */
public interface LifeCycle {
	/**
	 * The Service using LifeCycle Elements is required to call this method at
	 * the appropriate startup time. This is better for services than a simple
	 * static call, because the exact moment of starting can be determined
	 * programatically.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * An excellent use is to establish security credentials with a backend
	 * after appropriate configurations have been read and available as part of
	 * the {@link Env} Object.
	 * 
	 * @param env
	 * @throws APIException
	 */
	public abstract void servicePrestart(Env env) throws APIException;

	/**
	 * Many cases of implementations are not thread safe, and mechanisms must be
	 * derived to accomodate them by holding per Thread.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * {@link ThreadLocal} is a valuable resource, but start up times within the
	 * thread, depending on what it is, can be substantial.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * Use ThreadPrestart to do all that is possible before actually performing
	 * work, i.e. inside of a client transaction.
	 * 
	 * @param env
	 * @throws APIException
	 */
	public abstract void threadPrestart(Env env) throws APIException;

	/**
	 * The Service will call this when (service-defined) configurations change.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * This mechanism allows the Service to recognize events, such as file
	 * changes, and pass on the event to all LifeCycle implementors.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * The code should take the opportunity to evaluate configuration and change
	 * as necessary.
	 * <p>
	 * 
	 * <h2>IMPORTANT:</h2>
	 * The LifeCycle implementor cannot guarantee it will not be in the middle
	 * of a transaction, so it would behoove the implementor to construct
	 * content that does not affect anything until finished, then apply to an
	 * appropriate atomic action (i.e. setting an Object to a field), or even
	 * synchronizing.
	 * 
	 * If you are using Java's "ThreadLocal", consider
	 * {@link RefreshableThreadObject}, because it implements LifeCycle, and
	 * responds to the refresh command.
	 * 
	 * @param env
	 * @throws APIException
	 */
	public abstract void refresh(Env env) throws APIException;

	/**
	 * Parallel to threadPrestart, threadDestroy tells the implementor that the
	 * service is ending this particular thread, and to take this opportunity to
	 * close out any content specific to this thread that can be closed.
	 * 
	 * @param env
	 * @throws APIException
	 */
	public abstract void threadDestroy(Env env) throws APIException;

	/**
	 * Parallel to servicePrestart, serviceDestroy tells the implementor that
	 * the service is ending, and to take this opportunity to close out any
	 * content under it's control that can or should be closed explicitly.
	 */
	public abstract void serviceDestroy(Env env) throws APIException;
}