// serverSwitchAction.java 
// -------------------------------------
// (C) by Michael Peter Christen; mc@yacy.net
// first published on http://www.anomic.de
// Frankfurt, Germany, 2005
// last major change: 11.05.2005
//
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//
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package de.anomic.server;

import de.anomic.yacy.logging.Log;

public interface serverSwitchAction {

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // the following methods are implemented by serverSwitchAsbtractAction
    // and do not need to be altered
    
    public void setDescription(String shortText, String longText);
    // sets a visible description string
    
    public String getShortDescription();
    // returns short description string for online display
    
    public String getLongDescription();
    // returns long description string for online display
    
    public void setLog(Log log);
    // defines a log where process states can be written to

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    // the following methods are supposed to be implemented
    // by extending a serverSwitchAbstractAction object

    public void doBevoreSetConfig(String key, String newvalue);
    public void doAfterSetConfig(String key, String newvalue, String oldvalue);
    public void doWhenGetConfig(String key, String actualvalue, String defaultvalue);

    public void close(); // called when an action is undeployed
}