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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 public interface DaemonContext
26 {
27
28 /**
29 * @return A {@link DaemonController} object that can be used to control
30 * the {@link Daemon} instance that this {@code DaemonContext}
31 * is passed to.
32 */
33 DaemonController getController();
34
35 /**
36 * @return An array of {@link String} arguments supplied by the environment
37 * corresponding to the array of arguments given in the
38 * {@code public static void main()} method used as an entry
39 * point to most other java programs.
40 */
41 String[] getArguments();
42
43 }
44