net.sf.mud4j.web.server
Interface WebServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

JettyWebServer

public interface WebServer

Provide interface for configuring a web server.

Author:

Matthew Purland

Method Summary

boolean	isStarted() Whether the web server is started.
boolean	isStopped() Whether the web server is stopped.
void	start() Start the webserver.
void	stop() Stop the webserver.

Method Detail

start

void start()
           throws java.io.IOException

Start the webserver.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - in case of I/O problems or the server won't start.

stop

void stop()
          throws java.io.IOException

Stop the webserver.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - in case of I/O problems or if it can't stop the server.

isStarted

boolean isStarted()

Whether the web server is started.

Returns:

Returns whether the web server is currently started.

isStopped

boolean isStopped()

Whether the web server is stopped.