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package org.glassfish.api;

import org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Contract;

/**
 * Do NOT use this interface anymore, it no longer does anything
 *
 * @deprecated Use the {@link RunLevel} annotation on the Service instead of
 * 		implementing this interface.
 * 
 * @author Jerome Dochez
 */
@Deprecated
@Contract
public interface Startup {
  
    /** 
     * A startup service may be useful during the lifetime of the application 
     * server, while others need to process a task and stop running at the 
     * end of the server startup. 
     * A startup service should indicate if it needs to be running during the 
     * START sequence only or during the SERVER lifetime.
     */
    public enum Lifecycle { START, SERVER }    
    
    /**
     * Returns the life expectency of the service
     * @return the life expectency.
     */
    public Lifecycle getLifecycle();
}