LifeCycle (Apache jclouds 2.4.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLifeCycle
```
public interface LifeCycle
```
// TODO: Adrian: Document this!

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class LifeCycle.Status
States that are possible for a component.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Exception`	`getException()`
`LifeCycle.Status`	`getStatus()`
`void`	`shutdown()`	Requests shutdown of the component.
`void`	`shutdown(long waitMs)`	Requests shutdown, but will only wait @link waitms milliseconds
`void`	`start()`	Asynchronously starts the component

- Method Detail
  - getStatus
```
LifeCycle.Status getStatus()
```
    Returns:
    
    the current state of the component;
  - getException
```
Exception getException()
```
    Returns:
    
    Exception or null, if there are no fatal Exceptions encountered in the lifecycle of this component.
  - start
```
@PostConstruct
void start()
```
    Asynchronously starts the component
  - shutdown
```
@PreDestroy
void shutdown()
```
    Requests shutdown of the component.
  - shutdown
```
void shutdown(long waitMs)
```
    Requests shutdown, but will only wait @link waitms milliseconds
    
    Parameters:
    
    waitMs - maximum time to wait in milliseconds