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#ifndef _CMS_STARTABLE_H
#define _CMS_STARTABLE_H

#include <cms/Config.h>
#include <cms/CMSException.h>

namespace cms {

    /**
     * Interface for a class that implements the start method.
     *
     * An object that implements the Startable interface implies that until its start
     * method is called it will be considered to be in a closed or stopped state and will
     * throw an Exception to indicate that it is not in an started state if one of its
     * methods is called.
     *
     * @since 1.0
     */
    class CMS_API Startable {
    public:

        virtual ~Startable();

        /**
         * Starts the service.
         *
         * @throws CMSException if an internal error occurs while starting.
         */
        virtual void start() = 0;

    };
}

#endif /*_CMS_STARTABLE_H*/