/**
 * $Id: DSpaceKernel.java 3221 2008-10-21 16:19:57Z azeckoski $
 * $URL: https://scm.dspace.org/svn/repo/dspace2/core/trunk/api/src/main/java/org/dspace/kernel/DSpaceKernel.java $
 * DSpaceKernel.java - DSpace2 - Oct 6, 2008 2:22:36 AM - azeckoski
 **************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Aaron Zeckoski
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * 
 * A copy of the Apache License has been included in this 
 * distribution and is available at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 *
 * Aaron Zeckoski (azeckoski @ gmail.com) (aaronz @ vt.edu) (aaron @ caret.cam.ac.uk)
 */

package org.dspace.kernel;

import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;

/**
 * The interface of the Kernel,
 * this is the most core piece of the system and initalizing this will startup the dspace core
 * 
 * @author Aaron Zeckoski (azeckoski @ gmail.com)
 */
public interface DSpaceKernel {

    public static final String KERNEL_NAME = "Kernel";
    public static final String MBEAN_PREFIX = "org.dspace:name=";
    public static final String MBEAN_SUFFIX = ",type=DSpaceKernel";
    public static final String MBEAN_NAME = MBEAN_PREFIX+KERNEL_NAME+MBEAN_SUFFIX;

    /**
     * @return the unique MBean name of this DSpace Kernel
     */
    public String getMBeanName();

    /**
     * @return true if this Kernel is started and running
     */
    public boolean isRunning();

    /**
     * @return the DSpace service manager instance for this Kernel
     */
    public ServiceManager getServiceManager();

    /**
     * @return the DSpace configuration service for this Kernel
     */
    public ConfigurationService getConfigurationService();

}