org.exolab.core.service
Class BasicService

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.core.service.Service
      org.exolab.core.service.BasicService

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable, Serviceable

public abstract class BasicService

extends Service

implements java.lang.Runnable

BasicService is a service implementation that will run the service in a separate thread. Derived class must define an implementation for the 'run' method.

Version:

$Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2003/06/09 06:28:41 $

Author:

Jim Alateras

See Also:

Service, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected	BasicService() The default constructor for the BasicService does nothing.
protected	BasicService(java.lang.String name) Instantiates a service with the specified name

Method Summary

void	start() Start the service.
void	stop() Stop the service.
java.lang.String	toString() Return the state of the object as a string

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.core.service.Service

getName, getState, restart, setState

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Runnable

run

Constructor Detail

BasicService

protected BasicService()

The default constructor for the BasicService does nothing.

BasicService

protected BasicService(java.lang.String name)

Instantiates a service with the specified name

Parameters:

name - the unique name of the service

Method Detail

start

public void start()
           throws ServiceException

Start the service.

Specified by:

start in interface Serviceable

Overrides:

start in class Service

Throws:

ServiceException - if the service fails to start, or is already running

stop

public void stop()
          throws ServiceException

Stop the service.

Specified by:

stop in interface Serviceable

Overrides:

stop in class Service

Throws:

ServiceException - if the service fails to stop, or is already stopped

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return the state of the object as a string

Overrides:

toString in class Service

Returns:

a string form of the object state