edu.wisc.ssec.mcidasv.util.pathwatcher

Interface Service

All Known Subinterfaces:

DirectoryWatchService

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleDirectoryWatchService

public interface Service

Interface definition for services.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isRunning() Checks to see if the service is still running.
void	start() Starts the service.
void	stop() Stops the service.

Method Detail

start

void start()
    throws Exception

Starts the service. This method blocks until the service has completely started.

Throws:

Exception - if there was a problem starting the service

stop

void stop()

Stops the service. This method blocks until the service has completely shut down.

isRunning

boolean isRunning()

Checks to see if the service is still running.

Returns:

true if the service is running, false otherwise.