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package org.apache.commons.daemon;


/**
 * Defines a set of methods that a Daemon instance can use to
 * communicate with the Daemon container.
 *
 * @author Pier Fumagalli
 * @author Copyright &copy; 2000-2001 <a href="http://www.apache.org/">The
 *         Apache Software Foundation</a>. All rights reserved.
 * @version 1.0 <i>(CVS $Revision: 1.3 $)</i>
 */
public interface DaemonContext {

    /**
     * Returns  <code>DaemonController</code> object that can be used
     * to control the <code>Daemon</code> instance that this
     * <code>DaemonContext</code> is passed to.
     */
    public DaemonController getController();

    /**
     * Returns an array of <code>String</code> arguments supplied by
     * the environment.  corresponding to the array of arguments given
     * in the <code>public static void main()</code> method used as an
     * entry point to most other java programs.
     */
    public String[] getArguments();

}