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1   /*
2    * Copyright (c) 2003, Andreas Pataki 
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32  package net.sf.tm;
33  
34  import java.util.List;
35  
36  /***
37   * Interface for a Context Manager. The context manager provides all methods
38   * for managing context in a running web server.
39   * 
40   * @author Andreas Pataki
41   * @version $Id: IContextManager.java,v 1.1 2003/08/17 12:20:34 apataki Exp $
42   */
43  public interface IContextManager {
44  
45      /***
46       * Starts a context by it's name. The context must be stoped.
47       *  
48       * @param context Name of the context which should be started
49       * @throws ContextManagerException The context couldn't be started. 
50       *   Check Stacktrace for reason.
51       */
52      void start(String context) throws ContextManagerException;
53      
54      /***
55       * Stops a context by it's name. The context must be started.
56       * 
57       * @param context The name of the context to be stopped.
58       * @throws ContextManagerException The context couldn't be stoped. 
59       *   Check Stacktrace for reason.
60       */
61      void stop(String context) throws ContextManagerException;
62      
63      /***
64       * Reloads a context by it's name. The context must be started.
65       * 
66       * @param context The name of the context to be reloaded.
67       * @throws ContextManagerException The context couldn't be reloaded. 
68       *   Check Stacktrace for reason.
69       */
70      void reload(String context) throws ContextManagerException;
71      
72      /***
73       * Returns a list of all available context's.
74       * 
75       * @return List of {@link WebContext} objects
76       * @throws ContextManagerException The context list couldn't be retrived. 
77       *   Check Stacktrace for reason.
78       */
79      List getAll() throws ContextManagerException;
80      
81  
82  }