src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/StartupCheck.java

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package org.apache.cassandra.service;

import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.StartupException;

/**
 * A test to determine if the system is in a valid state to start up.
 * Some implementations may not actually halt startup, but provide
 * information or advice on tuning and non-fatal environmental issues (e.g. like
 * checking for and warning about suboptimal JVM settings).
 * Other checks may indicate that they system is not in a correct state to be started.
 * Examples include inability to load JNA when the cassandra.boot_without_jna option
 * is not set, missing or unaccessible data directories, unreadable sstables and
 * misconfiguration of cluster_name in cassandra.yaml.
 *
 * The StartupChecks class manages a collection of these tests, which it executes
 * right at the beginning of the server settup process.
 */
public interface StartupCheck
{
    /**
     * Run some test to determine whether the system is safe to be started
     * In the case where a test determines it is not safe to proceed, the
     * test should log a message regarding the reason for the failure and
     * ideally the steps required to remedy the problem.
     *
     * @throws org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.StartupException if the test determines
     * that the environement or system is not in a safe state to startup
     */
    void execute() throws StartupException;
}