/*
* RHQ Management Platform
* Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Red Hat, Inc.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
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* General Public License, version 2.1, also as published by the Free
* Software Foundation.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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*/
package org.rhq.core.pluginapi.operation;
import org.rhq.core.domain.configuration.Configuration;
/**
* This interface is used by a plugin to communicate back into the plugin container for operations related tasks.
*
* @author Jason Dobies
*/
public interface OperationServices {
/**
* Synchronously invokes an operation on the resource. The resource against which the operation will be executed is
* specified as part of the {@link OperationContext}. The name of the operation must correspond to an operation
* defined in the plugin descriptor for resources of the associated resource's type.
*
* @param context passed into the {@link OperationFacet} at startup, this is used to identify the
* resource against which the operation will run
* @param name name of the operation being run; this must be the same name as an operation defined
* in the plugin descriptor
* @param operationParameters any parameters necessary to invoke the operation; these parameters are defined in the
* operation definition in the plugin descriptor
* @param timeout time in seconds to wait before cancelling the operation; must be > 0.
*
* @return result object describing the results of invoking the operation; will not be <code>null</code>
*/
OperationServicesResult invokeOperation(OperationContext context, String name, Configuration operationParameters,
long timeout);
}