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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.daemon;
019    
020    
021    /**
022     * Defines a set of methods that a Daemon instance can use to
023     * communicate with the Daemon container.
024     *
025     * @author Pier Fumagalli
026     * @version 1.0 <i>(CVS $Revision: 480475 $)</i>
027     */
028    public interface DaemonContext {
029    
030        /**
031         * Returns  <code>DaemonController</code> object that can be used
032         * to control the <code>Daemon</code> instance that this
033         * <code>DaemonContext</code> is passed to.
034         */
035        public DaemonController getController();
036    
037        /**
038         * Returns an array of <code>String</code> arguments supplied by
039         * the environment.  corresponding to the array of arguments given
040         * in the <code>public static void main()</code> method used as an
041         * entry point to most other java programs.
042         */
043        public String[] getArguments();
044    
045    }