parallel/starter/Starter.java

package appl.parallel.starter;

import java.rmi.Remote;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;

/**
 * An interface for programs which start themself other programs as separate
 * processes. It is possible to start/stop and restart the encapsulated process.
 * 
 * @author Dominik Appl
 */

public interface Starter extends Remote {
        /**
         * Starts the process
         * 
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public void start() throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * stops the process
         * 
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public void stop() throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * restarts the process
         * 
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public void restart() throws RemoteException;

        /**
         * @return true, if the process is running
         * @throws RemoteException
         */
        public boolean isRunning() throws RemoteException;
}
1	package appl.parallel.starter;
2
3	import java.rmi.Remote;
4	import java.rmi.RemoteException;
5
6	/**
7	* An interface for programs which start themself other programs as separate
8	* processes. It is possible to start/stop and restart the encapsulated process.
9	*
10	* @author Dominik Appl
11	*/
12
13	public interface Starter extends Remote {
14	/**
15	* Starts the process
16	*
17	* @throws RemoteException
18	*/
19	public void start() throws RemoteException;
20
21	/**
22	* stops the process
23	*
24	* @throws RemoteException
25	*/
26	public void stop() throws RemoteException;
27
28	/**
29	* restarts the process
30	*
31	* @throws RemoteException
32	*/
33	public void restart() throws RemoteException;
34
35	/**
36	* @return true, if the process is running
37	* @throws RemoteException
38	*/
39	public boolean isRunning() throws RemoteException;
40	}