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package org.ehcache.spi.service;

A life-cycled service that supports cache functionality.

Implementation of this interface must be thread-safe.
 Since CacheManagers can be closed and initialized again, Service implementations should support multiple start/stop cycles. Failure to do so will limit the init/close cycles at the CacheManager level. /**
 * A life-cycled service that supports cache functionality.
 * <p>
 * Implementation of this interface must be thread-safe.
 * <p>
 * Since {@code CacheManager}s can be closed and initialized again, {@code Service} implementations should support
 * multiple start/stop cycles. Failure to do so will limit the init/close cycles at the {@code CacheManager} level.
 */
public interface Service {

  
Start this service using the provided configuration and ServiceProvider. 

The service provider allows a service to retrieve and use other services.
 A Service retrieved at this stage may not yet be started. The recommended usage pattern therefore, is to keep a reference to the dependent Service but use it only when specific methods are invoked on subtypes. 
Params:
serviceProvider – the service provider/**
   * Start this service using the provided configuration and {@link ServiceProvider}.
   * <p>
   * The service provider allows a service to retrieve and use other services.
   * <p>
   * A {@code Service} retrieved at this stage may not yet be started. The recommended usage pattern therefore, is to keep a
   * reference to the dependent {@code Service} but use it only when specific methods are invoked on subtypes.
   *
   * @param serviceProvider the service provider
   */
  void start(ServiceProvider<Service> serviceProvider);

  
Stops this service.
/**
   * Stops this service.
   */
  void stop();
}