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package org.apache.catalina.cluster;

/**
 * The membership service helps the cluster determine the membership
 * logic in the cluster.
 * @author Filip Hanik
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */


public interface MembershipService {

    /**
     * Sets the properties for the membership service. This must be called before
     * the <code>start()</code> method is called.
     * The properties are implementation specific.
     * @param properties - to be used to configure the membership service.
     */
    public void setProperties(java.util.Properties properties);
    /**
     * Returns the properties for the configuration used.
     */
    public java.util.Properties getProperties();
    /**
     * Starts the membership service. If a membership listeners is added
     * the listener will start to receive membership events.
     * Performs a start level 1 and 2
     * @throws java.lang.Exception if the service fails to start.
     */
    public void start() throws java.lang.Exception;

    /**
     * Starts the membership service. If a membership listeners is added
     * the listener will start to receive membership events.
     * @param level - level 1 starts listening for members, level 2 
     * starts broad casting the server
     * @throws java.lang.Exception if the service fails to start.
     */
    public void start(int level) throws java.lang.Exception;


    /**
     * Stops the membership service
     */
    public void stop();
    /**
     * Returns a list of all the members in the cluster.
     */
    public Member[] getMembers();
    /**
     * Returns the member object that defines this member
     */
    public Member getLocalMember();

    /**
     * Sets the local member properties for broadcasting
     */
    public void setLocalMemberProperties(String listenHost, int listenPort);
    /**
     * Sets the membership listener, only one listener can be added.
     * If you call this method twice, the last listener will be used.
     * @param listener The listener
     */
    public void addMembershipListener(MembershipListener listener);
    /**
     * removes the membership listener.
     */
    public void removeMembershipListener();

}