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module org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator;
import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;

import java.lang.all;

/**
 * Customizes the starting and stopping of a bundle.
 * <p>
 * <code>BundleActivator</code> is an interface that may be implemented when a
 * bundle is started or stopped. The Framework can create instances of a
 * bundle's <code>BundleActivator</code> as required. If an instance's
 * <code>BundleActivator.start</code> method executes successfully, it is
 * guaranteed that the same instance's <code>BundleActivator.stop</code>
 * method will be called when the bundle is to be stopped. The Framework must
 * not concurrently call a <code>BundleActivator</code> object.
 * 
 * <p>
 * <code>BundleActivator</code> is specified through the
 * <code>Bundle-Activator</code> Manifest header. A bundle can only specify a
 * single <code>BundleActivator</code> in the Manifest file. Fragment bundles
 * must not have a <code>BundleActivator</code>. The form of the Manifest
 * header is:
 * 
 * <p>
 * <code>Bundle-Activator: <i>class-name</i></code>
 * 
 * <p>
 * where <code><i>class-name</i></code> is a fully qualified Java classname.
 * <p>
 * The specified <code>BundleActivator</code> class must have a public
 * constructor that takes no parameters so that a <code>BundleActivator</code>
 * object can be created by <code>Class.newInstance()</code>.
 * 
 * @NotThreadSafe
 * @version $Revision: 1.14 $
 */

public interface BundleActivator {
    /**
     * Called when this bundle is started so the Framework can perform the
     * bundle-specific activities necessary to start this bundle. This method
     * can be used to register services or to allocate any resources that this
     * bundle needs.
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method must complete and return to its caller in a timely manner.
     * 
     * @param context The execution context of the bundle being started.
     * @throws java.lang.Exception If this method throws an exception, this
     *         bundle is marked as stopped and the Framework will remove this
     *         bundle's listeners, unregister all services registered by this
     *         bundle, and release all services used by this bundle.
     */
    public void start(BundleContext context);

    /**
     * Called when this bundle is stopped so the Framework can perform the
     * bundle-specific activities necessary to stop the bundle. In general, this
     * method should undo the work that the <code>BundleActivator.start</code>
     * method started. There should be no active threads that were started by
     * this bundle when this bundle returns. A stopped bundle must not call any
     * Framework objects.
     * 
     * <p>
     * This method must complete and return to its caller in a timely manner.
     * 
     * @param context The execution context of the bundle being stopped.
     * @throws java.lang.Exception If this method throws an exception, the
     *         bundle is still marked as stopped, and the Framework will remove
     *         the bundle's listeners, unregister all services registered by the
     *         bundle, and release all services used by the bundle.
     */
    public void stop(BundleContext context);
}