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package org.osgi.framework.startlevel;

import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleReference;

/**
 * Query and modify the start level information for a bundle. The start level
 * object for a bundle can be obtained by calling {@link Bundle#adapt(Class)
 * bundle.adapt(BundleStartLevel.class)} on the bundle.
 * 
 * <p>
 * The bundle associated with this BundleStartLevel object can be obtained by
 * calling {@link BundleReference#getBundle()}.
 * 
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @noimplement
 * @version $Id: 9a000be191fe3cb4ae82535a30940db0340d5356 $
 */
public interface BundleStartLevel extends BundleReference {
	/**
	 * Return the assigned start level value for the bundle.
	 * 
	 * @return The start level value of the bundle.
	 * @see #setStartLevel(int)
	 * @throws IllegalStateException If the bundle has been uninstalled.
	 */
	int getStartLevel();

	/**
	 * Assign a start level value to the bundle.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * The bundle will be assigned the specified start level. The start level
	 * value assigned to the bundle will be persistently recorded by the
	 * Framework.
	 * <p>
	 * If the new start level for the bundle is lower than or equal to the
	 * active start level of the Framework and the bundle's autostart setting
	 * indicates this bundle must be started, the Framework will start the
	 * bundle as described in the {@link Bundle#start(int)} method using the
	 * {@link Bundle#START_TRANSIENT} option. The
	 * {@link Bundle#START_ACTIVATION_POLICY} option must also be used if
	 * {@link #isActivationPolicyUsed()} returns {@code true}. The actual
	 * starting of the bundle must occur asynchronously.
	 * <p>
	 * If the new start level for the bundle is higher than the active start
	 * level of the Framework, the Framework will stop the bundle as described
	 * in the {@link Bundle#stop(int)} method using the
	 * {@link Bundle#STOP_TRANSIENT} option. The actual stopping of the bundle
	 * must occur asynchronously.
	 * 
	 * @param startlevel The new start level for the bundle.
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the specified start level is less
	 *         than or equal to zero, or if the bundle is the system bundle.
	 * @throws IllegalStateException If the bundle has been uninstalled.
	 * @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have
	 *         {@code AdminPermission[bundle,EXECUTE]} and the Java runtime
	 *         environment supports permissions.
	 */
	void setStartLevel(int startlevel);

	/**
	 * Returns whether the bundle's autostart setting indicates it must be
	 * started.
	 * <p>
	 * The autostart setting of a bundle indicates whether the bundle is to be
	 * started when its start level is reached.
	 * 
	 * @return {@code true} if the autostart setting of the bundle indicates it
	 *         is to be started. {@code false} otherwise.
	 * @throws IllegalStateException If this bundle has been uninstalled.
	 * @see Bundle#START_TRANSIENT
	 */
	boolean isPersistentlyStarted();

	/**
	 * Returns whether the bundle's autostart setting indicates that the
	 * activation policy declared in the bundle manifest must be used.
	 * <p>
	 * The autostart setting of a bundle indicates whether the bundle's declared
	 * activation policy is to be used when the bundle is started.
	 * 
	 * @return {@code true} if the bundle's autostart setting indicates the
	 *         activation policy declared in the manifest must be used.
	 *         {@code false} if the bundle must be eagerly activated.
	 * @throws IllegalStateException If the bundle has been uninstalled.
	 * @see Bundle#START_ACTIVATION_POLICY
	 */
	boolean isActivationPolicyUsed();
}