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package com.ning.billing.lifecycle;

/**
 * The interface <code>KillbillService<code/> represents a service that will go through the Killbill lifecyle.
 * <p>
 * A <code>KillbillService<code> can register handlers for the various phases of the lifecycle, so
 * that its proper initialization/shutdown sequence occurs at the right time with regard
 * to other <code>KillbillService</code>.
 *
 */
public interface KillbillService {

    public static class ServiceException extends Exception {

        private static final long serialVersionUID = 176191207L;

        public ServiceException() {
            super();
        }

        public ServiceException(final String msg, final Throwable e) {
            super(msg, e);
        }

        public ServiceException(final String msg) {
            super(msg);
        }

        public ServiceException(final Throwable msg) {
            super(msg);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return the name of the service
     */
    public String getName();


}
