dependencymanager/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/DependencyActivation.java

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package org.apache.felix.dm;

/**
 * Dependency activation interface that must be implemented by any
 * new dependency and is used by the dependency manager to start and
 * stop the dependency after it has been associated with a component.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
 */
public interface DependencyActivation {
	/**
	 * Invoked when the dependency should start.
	 * 
	 * @param service the component this dependency belongs to
	 */
	public void start(DependencyService service);

	/**
	 * Invoked when the dependency should stop.
	 * 
	 * @param service the component this dependency belongs to
	 */
	public void stop(DependencyService service);
}