001 /*
002 * jDTAUS Core API
003 * Copyright (c) 2005 Christian Schulte
004 *
005 * Christian Schulte, Haldener Strasse 72, 58095 Hagen, Germany
006 * <schulte2005@users.sourceforge.net> (+49 2331 3543887)
007 *
008 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
009 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
010 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
011 * version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
012 *
013 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
014 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
015 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
016 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
017 *
018 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
019 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
020 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
021 *
022 */
023 package org.jdtaus.core.container;
024
025 /**
026 * Context initialization.
027 * <p>By implementing this interface implementations indicate that state may be
028 * bound to a client.</p>
029 *
030 * @author <a href="mailto:schulte2005@users.sourceforge.net">Christian Schulte</a>
031 * @version $Id: ContextInitializer.java 8044 2009-07-02 01:29:05Z schulte2005 $
032 * @deprecated Removed without replacement. An implementation's scope is
033 * specified by the specifications it implements.
034 */
035 public interface ContextInitializer
036 {
037 //--ContextInitializer------------------------------------------------------
038
039 /**
040 * Checks if a context is initialized.
041 *
042 * @param ctx the context to check.
043 *
044 * @return {@code true} if {@code ctx} is initialized; {@code false} if not.
045 *
046 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ctx} is {@code null}.
047 * @throws ContextError for unrecoverable context errors.
048 */
049 boolean isInitialized( Context ctx );
050
051 /**
052 * Initializes a context.
053 *
054 * @param ctx the context to initialze.
055 *
056 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code ctx} is {@code null}.
057 * @throws ContextError for unrecoverable context errors.
058 */
059 void initialize( Context ctx );
060
061 //------------------------------------------------------ContextInitializer--
062 }