/**
* Copyright 2011 meltmedia
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.xchain.framework.lifecycle;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
/**
* Interface for LifecycleSteps.
*
* @author Mike Moulton
* @author Christian Trimble
* @author Devon Tackett
* @author John Trimble
*/
interface LifecycleStep
{
/**
* Invoked when the Lifecycle is starting.
*
* @param context The current LifecycleContext.
*
* @throws LifecycleException If an exception is encountered starting this Lifecycle step.
*/
public void startLifecycle(LifecycleContext context, ConfigDocumentContext configDocContext)
throws LifecycleException;
/**
* Invoked when the Lifecycle is ending.
*
* @param context The current LifecycleContext.
*/
public void stopLifecycle(LifecycleContext context);
public QName getQName();
}