LightyModule (io.lighty.core:lighty-controller 16.0.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

LightyController

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLightyModule, LightyControllerImpl
```
public interface LightyModule
```
This is common interface for all Lighty modules. Main Lighty components are modules. There is only one core module LightyController and other modules depend on this module. Typically, module is north-bound plugin or south-bound plugin, or any logical component of Lighty application using services provided by core module.

Author:

juraj.veverka

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Boolean>`	`shutdown()`	Shutdown module.
`com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Boolean>`	`start()`	Start in background and return immediately.
`void`	`startBlocking()`	Start and block until shutdown is requested.

- Method Detail
  - start
```
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Boolean> start()
```
    Start in background and return immediately.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if module initialization was successful, false or exception otherwise.
  - startBlocking
```
void startBlocking()
            throws InterruptedException
```
    Start and block until shutdown is requested.
    
    Throws:
    
    InterruptedException - thrown in case module initialization fails.
  - shutdown
```
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Boolean> shutdown()
                                                              throws Exception
```
    Shutdown module.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if module shutdown was successful, false or exception otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - thrown while module shutdown failed