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package flex.messaging;
/**
* Defines the lifecycle interface for FlexComponents, allowing the server to manage the running state of server components through a consistent interface.
*/
public interface FlexComponent extends FlexConfigurable
{
/**
* Invoked to start the component. The {@link FlexConfigurable#initialize(String, flex.messaging.config.ConfigMap)} method inherited from the {@link FlexConfigurable} interface must be invoked
* before this method is invoked. Once this method returns, {@link #isStarted()} must return true.
*/
void start();
/**
* Invoked to stop the component. Once this method returns, {@link #isStarted()} must return false.
*/
void stop();
/**
* Indicates whether the component is started and running.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the component has started; otherwise <code>false</code>.
*/
boolean isStarted();
}