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* Foundation.
*
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*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
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* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* Copyright (c) 2002-2013 Pentaho Corporation.. All rights reserved.
*/
package org.pentaho.platform.api.engine;
/**
* System Entry Point implementors get called upon entry to the system after they've been registered with the
* ApplicationContext (<tt>IApplicationContext</tt>). The method is called when entries to the system call
* <code>PentahoSystem.systemEntryPoint();</code> The purpose of the entry point is to setup the environment as
* necessary to handle relational object persistence, starting transactions, initializing objects, or whatever
* needs to take place when some action starts in the server. Example invocations include action execution, agent
* startup, etc.
*
*/
public interface IPentahoSystemEntryPoint {
/**
* Perform operations necessary upon entry to the system.
*/
public void systemEntryPoint();
}