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package com.idcanet.foei.core;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.naming.Context;

/**
 * Defines the FoeiContext.<br/>
 *
 * @author Willem Cazander
 * @version 1.0 Jan 19, 2005
 */
public interface FoeiContext {
	
	/**
	 * Gets the name of the context.
	 * @return	Returns the name of the context.
	 */
	public String getName();
	
	/**
	 * Gets the EventObjectContext.
	 * @return	Returns the Context
	 */
	public Context getEventObjectContext();
	
	/**
	 * Gets the EventExecutorManager
	 * @return	Returns the EventExecutorManager
	 */
	public EventExecutorManager getEventExecutorManager();
		
	/**
	 * Gets the map of the start properties of this context.
	 * @return
	 */
    public Map<String,String> getStartProperties();
    	
	/**
	 * Gets the FoeiProcessManager
	 * @return	Returns the FoeiProcessManager
	 */
	public FoeiProcessManager getFoeiProcessManager();
	
    /**
     * Stops all stuff in this context
     */
	public void destroy();
}