core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/chukwa/datacollection/connector/Connector.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.chukwa.datacollection.connector;


/**
 * This class is responsible for setting up a long living process that
 * repeatedly calls the <code>send</code> function of a Sender.
 */

public interface Connector {
  static final int proxyTimestampField = 0;
  /**
	 * 
	 */
  static final int proxyURIField = 1;
  static final int proxyRetryField = 2;

  static final int adaptorTimestampField = 3;
  static final int adaptorURIField = 4;

  static final int logTimestampField = 5;
  static final int logSourceField = 6;
  static final int logApplicationField = 7;
  static final int logEventField = 8;

  public void start();

  public void shutdown();

  public void reloadConfiguration();
}