org.refcodes.component.mixins

Interface StartableHandle.StartAutomatonHandle<H>

Type Parameters:

H - The type of the handle.

All Superinterfaces:

RunningHandle<H>, StartableHandle<H>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompositeComponentHandle<H,REF>, ConfigurableLifeCycleComponentHandle.ConfigurableLifeCycleAutomatonHandle<H,CTX>, LifeCycleComponentHandle.LifeCycleAutomatonHandle<H>

Enclosing interface:

StartableHandle<H>

public static interface StartableHandle.StartAutomatonHandle<H>
extends RunningHandle<H>, StartableHandle<H>

The StartableHandle.StartAutomatonHandle interface defines those methods related to the handle based start life-cycle. The handle reference requires the Startable.StartAutomaton interface to be implemented.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.component.mixins.StartableHandle

StartableHandle.StartAutomatonHandle<H>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	hasStartAutomaton(H aHandle) Determines whether the handle reference is startable by implementing the Startable.StartAutomaton interface.
boolean	isStartable(H aHandle) Determines whether the component identified by the given handle may get started.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.component.mixins.RunningHandle

isRunning

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.component.mixins.StartableHandle

hasStartable, start

Method Detail

hasStartAutomaton

boolean hasStartAutomaton(H aHandle)
                   throws UnknownHandleRuntimeException

Determines whether the handle reference is startable by implementing the Startable.StartAutomaton interface.

Parameters:

aHandle - The handle to test whether the reference provides the according functionality.

Returns:

True in case the reference provides the according functionality.

Throws:

UnknownHandleRuntimeException - in case the handle is unknown.

isStartable

boolean isStartable(H aHandle)
             throws UnknownHandleRuntimeException,
                    UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException

Determines whether the component identified by the given handle may get started.

Parameters:

aHandle - The handle identifying the component.

Returns:

True if StartableHandle.start(Object) is possible.

Throws:

UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException - in case the reference of the handle does not support the requested operation.

UnknownHandleRuntimeException - in case the given handle is unknown.