Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

PgServer, TcpServer, WebServer
```
public interface Service
```
Classes implementing this interface usually provide a TCP/IP listener such as an FTP server. The can be started and stopped, and may or may not allow remote connections.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`getAllowOthers()` Check if remote connections are allowed.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Get the human readable name of the service.
`int`	`getPort()` Gets the port this service is listening on.
`java.lang.String`	`getType()` Get the human readable short name of the service.
`java.lang.String`	`getURL()` Get the URL of this service in a human readable form
`void`	`init(java.lang.String... args)` Initialize the service from command line options.
`boolean`	`isDaemon()` Check if a daemon thread should be used.
`boolean`	`isRunning(boolean traceError)` Check if the service is running.
`void`	`listen()` Listen for incoming connections.
`void`	`start()` Start the service.
`void`	`stop()` Stop the service.

- Method Detail
  - init
```
void init(java.lang.String... args)
   throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Initialize the service from command line options.
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - the command line options
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - on failure
  - getURL
```
java.lang.String getURL()
```
    Get the URL of this service in a human readable form
    
    Returns:
    
    the url
  - start
```
void start()
    throws java.sql.SQLException
```
    Start the service. This usually means create the server socket. This method must not block.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.sql.SQLException - on failure
  - listen
```
void listen()
```
    Listen for incoming connections. This method blocks.
  - stop
```
void stop()
```
    Stop the service.
  - isRunning
```
boolean isRunning(boolean traceError)
```
    Check if the service is running.
    
    Parameters:
    
    traceError - if errors should be written
    
    Returns:
    
    if the server is running
  - getAllowOthers
```
boolean getAllowOthers()
```
    Check if remote connections are allowed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if remote connections are allowed
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the human readable name of the service.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
  - getType
```
java.lang.String getType()
```
    Get the human readable short name of the service.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type
  - getPort
```
int getPort()
```
    Gets the port this service is listening on.
    
    Returns:
    
    the port
  - isDaemon
```
boolean isDaemon()
```
    Check if a daemon thread should be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a daemon thread should be used

Interface Service

Method Summary

Method Detail

init

getURL

start

listen

stop

isRunning

getAllowOthers

getName

getType

getPort

isDaemon