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17
18 package org.apache.commons.daemon;
19
20
21 /**
22 * Defines a set of methods that a Daemon instance can use to
23 * communicate with the Daemon container.
24 *
25 * @author Pier Fumagalli
26 * @version $Id: DaemonContext.java 1204006 2011-11-19 16:09:15Z ggregory $
27 */
28 public interface DaemonContext
29 {
30
31 /**
32 * Returns <code>DaemonController</code> object that can be used
33 * to control the <code>Daemon</code> instance that this
34 * <code>DaemonContext</code> is passed to.
35 */
36 public DaemonController getController();
37
38 /**
39 * Returns an array of <code>String</code> arguments supplied by
40 * the environment. corresponding to the array of arguments given
41 * in the <code>public static void main()</code> method used as an
42 * entry point to most other java programs.
43 */
44 public String[] getArguments();
45
46 }
47