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*
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*/
package alluxio;
/**
* Interface representing an Alluxio process.
*/
public interface Process {
/**
* Starts the Alluxio process. This call blocks until the process is stopped via
* {@link #stop()}. The {@link #waitForReady()} method can be used to make sure that the
* process is ready to serve requests.
*/
void start() throws Exception;
/**
* Stops the Alluxio process, blocking until the action is completed.
*/
void stop() throws Exception;
/**
* Waits until the process is ready to serve requests.
*/
// TODO(jiri): Replace with isServing.
void waitForReady();
}