ej.kf

Interface FeatureEntryPoint

public interface FeatureEntryPoint

Each Feature shall define one entry point that implements this interface. Methods are called by the Kernel.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	start() This method is called once by the Kernel when a Feature has been newly started.
void	stop() This method is called once by the Kernel when a Feature is going to be unloaded.

Method Detail

start

void start()

This method is called once by the Kernel when a Feature has been newly started. It is executed in a dedicated thread owned by the Feature, so it may consider it as its "main" thread. This allows a Feature to connect to the application (by adding new Feature points, services, ...)

stop

void stop()

This method is called once by the Kernel when a Feature is going to be unloaded. It is executed in a dedicated thread owned by the Feature. Feature is responsible to do its best effort to properly stop threads and close resources it has created as soon as possible.