001    /*
002     * Copyright 2006 Stephen J. McConnell.
003     *
004     * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
005     * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed  under the  License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF ANY KIND, either  express  or
013     * implied.
014     *
015     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016     * limitations under the License.
017     */
018    
019    package net.dpml.runtime;
020    
021    import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
022    
023    /**
024     * Component interface.
025     *
026     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Management Laboratory</a>
027     * @version 2.0.0
028     */
029    public interface Component
030    {
031       /**
032        * Return the component name.
033        * @return the name
034        */
035        String getName();
036        
037       /**
038        * Add a listener to the component.
039        * @param listener the component listener
040        */
041        void addComponentListener( ComponentListener listener );
042        
043       /**
044        * Remove a listener from the component.
045        * @param listener the component listener
046        */
047        void removeComponentListener( ComponentListener listener );
048        
049       /**
050        * Return a decommissioning provider.
051        * @return the provider
052        */
053        Provider getProvider();
054        
055       /**
056        * Release a provider.
057        * @param provider the provider to release
058        */
059        void release( Provider provider );
060        
061       /**
062        * Terminate the component.
063        */
064        void terminate();
065    }
066