Package org.exolab.core.service

Interface Summary

Serviceable

This interface defines a protocol for serviceable objects.

Class Summary

BasicService	BasicService is a service implementation that will run the service in a separate thread.
Service	Service is an implementation of the Servicable interface that provides default implementations for the Service.start() and Service.stop() methods.
ServiceGroup	ServiceGroup is responsible for managing a collection of Serviceable objects.
ServiceManager	The ServiceManager is based on the singleton design pattern and is responsible for managing a collection of Serviceable objects.
ServiceState	This class defines an enumeration of service states.

Exception Summary

ServiceAlreadyExistsException	This exception is thrown when an attempt is made to register a service that is already registered.
ServiceDoesNotExistException	This exception is thrown when a request is made for a service that is not registered with the service manager
ServiceException	This exception is thrown whenever there is a general exception with a service entitiy
ServiceManagerException	This exception is thrown whenever there is a general exception with the service manager