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package com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery ;
/**
* Interface for Recovery manager plug-in module.
* RecoveryActivators are registered via the properties mechanisms.
* The startRCservice of each Activator is called to create the appropriate
* Recovery Component able to receive recovery requests according to a particular
* transaction protocol. For instance, when used with OTS, the RecoveryActivitor
* has the responsibility to create a RecoveryCoordinator object able to respond
* to the replay_completion operation.
*
* @author Malik Saheb
* @since ArjunaTS 3.0
*/
public interface RecoveryActivator
{
/**
* Called to create appropriate instance(s), specific to a standard transaction protocol,
* able to receive inquiries for recovery
*
* @return true on success, false on failure
*/
public boolean startRCservice();
}