/*
* ALMA - Atacama Large Millimiter Array
* (c) European Southern Observatory, 2002
* Copyright by ESO (in the framework of the ALMA collaboration),
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*
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*
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*
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*/
package alma.acs.component;
import alma.acs.container.ContainerServices;
/**
* Marker interface to allow a component to declare that it is stateless and can be restarted
* on the same machine without surprising effects for its clients.
* <p>
* Note that restarting a component on a different machine will always require cooperation from the client,
* which must evaluate the data received through
* {@link ContainerServices#registerComponentListener(alma.acs.container.ContainerServices.ComponentListener)}.
* <p>
* All component developers are encouraged to revisit their components and change the interface
* from <code>ComponentLifecycle</code> to <code>StatelessComponentLifecycle</code> if applicable.
* Doing this can improve the flexibility with which we can restart or relocate component instances
* in a life system.
*
* @author hsommer
* @since ACS 7.0.1
*/
public interface StatelessComponentLifecycle extends ComponentLifecycle
{
// nothing in addition to its base class.
}