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package org.apache.commons.vfs.provider;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.vfs.FileSystemException;

/**
 * This interface is used to manage the lifecycle of all VFS components.
 * This includes all implementations of the following interfaces:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link FileProvider}
 * <li>{@link org.apache.commons.vfs.FileSystem}
 * <li>{@link FileReplicator}
 * <li>{@link TemporaryFileStore}
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch@apache.org">Adam Murdoch</a>
 * @version $Revision: 764356 $ $Date: 2009-04-13 12:06:01 +0800 (一, 2009-04-13) $
 */
public interface VfsComponent
{
    /**
     * Sets the Logger to use for the component.
     *
     * @param logger
     */
    void setLogger(Log logger);

    /**
     * Sets the context for the component.
     *
     * @param context The context.
     */
    void setContext(VfsComponentContext context);

    /**
     * Initialises the component.
     */
    void init() throws FileSystemException;

    /**
     * Closes the component.
     */
    void close();
}
