PluginContainerLifecycle.java

/*
 * RHQ Management Platform
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package org.rhq.core.clientapi.agent.lifecycle;

/**
 * This is an interface of a remote POJO that can be used to manipulate the running state of agent's plugin container.
 * <p/>
 * In another words, on the server, using the {@code ClientCommandSender.getRemotePojoFactory} one can obtain an
 * instance of this interface that will be executed on the agent (the other direction is NOT possible and wouldn't make
 * sense anyway, because there is no agent plugin container on the server).
 *
 * @author Lukas Krejci
 * @since 4.11
 */
public interface PluginContainerLifecycle {

    void start();

    void stop();

    void updatePlugins();
}