com.complexible.common.protocols.server

Interface Server

public interface Server

Basic interface for a Stardog server which allows a server to be started or shut down.

Since:

0.6.9

Version:

2.2

Author:

Michael Grove

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SocketAddress	address() Return the address of this server.
boolean	isRunning() Return whether or not the server is currently running
Server	start() Start this server so it can accept requests from clients.
void	stop() Stop this server so it can no longer receive client requests.

Method Detail

start

Server start()
      throws ServerException

Start this server so it can accept requests from clients. This has no effect if the server is already running.

Returns:

this server

Throws:

ServerException - if the server cannot be started

isRunning

boolean isRunning()

Return whether or not the server is currently running

Returns:

true if running, false otherwise

stop

void stop()

Stop this server so it can no longer receive client requests. This has no effect if the server is not running.

address

SocketAddress address()

Return the address of this server. This is where the server is listening, when running, or where it will run once started.

Returns:

the address of the server