IFCGIProcess.java

/*-*- mode: Java; tab-width:8 -*-*/

package php.java.bridge.http;

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import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * Common methods for all FCGIProcesses
 * @author jostb
 *
 */
public interface IFCGIProcess {

    /**
     * Start a new FCGIProcess
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public void start() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Wait for a FCGIProcess until it has been terminated or interrupted
     * @return the process return value
     * @throws InterruptedException
     */
    public int waitFor() throws InterruptedException;

    /**
     * Get the process output stream
     * @return the output stream
     */
    public OutputStream getOutputStream();

    /**
     * Terminate the process
     */
    public void destroy();

}