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//  ISupportLifecycle.cs - Gbtc
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//  Code Modification History:
//  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  10/09/2008 - Pinal C. Patel
//       Generated original version of source code.
//  09/14/2009 - Stephen C. Wills
//       Added new header and license agreement.
//  11/23/2011 - J. Ritchie Carroll
//       Added required Disposed event for interface to allow deep automated life cycle management.
//  12/14/2012 - Starlynn Danyelle Gilliam
//       Modified Header.
//
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using System;

namespace GSF
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Specifies that this object provides support for performing tasks during the key stages of object lifecycle.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <list type="table">
    ///     <listheader>
    ///         <term>Lifecycle Stage</term>
    ///         <description>Equivalent Member</description>
    ///     </listheader>
    ///     <item>
    ///         <term>Birth</term>
    ///         <description><see cref="Initialize()"/></description>
    ///     </item>
    ///     <item>
    ///         <term>Life (Work/Sleep)</term>
    ///         <description><see cref="Enabled"/></description>
    ///     </item>
    ///     <item>
    ///         <term>Death</term>
    ///         <description><see cref="IDisposable.Dispose()"/></description>
    ///     </item>
    /// </list>
    /// </remarks>
    public interface ISupportLifecycle : IDisposable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Raised after the source object has been properly disposed.
        /// </summary>
        event EventHandler Disposed;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes the state of the object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// <para>
        /// Typical implementation of <see cref="Initialize()"/> should allow the object state to be initialized only 
        /// once. <see cref="Initialize()"/> should be called automatically from one or more key entry points of the 
        /// object. For example, if the object is a <see cref="System.ComponentModel.Component"/> and it implements 
        /// the <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize"/> interface then <see cref="Initialize()"/> should 
        /// be called from the <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize.EndInit()"/> method so that the object 
        /// gets initialized automatically when consumed through the IDE designer surface. In addition to this 
        /// <see cref="Initialize()"/> should also be called from key or mandatory methods of the object, like 'Start()'
        /// or 'Connect()', so that the object gets initialized even when not consumed through the IDE designer surface.
        /// </para>
        /// </remarks>
        void Initialize();

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a boolean value that indicates whether the object is enabled.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Typical implementation of <see cref="Enabled"/> should suspend the internal processing when the object is 
        /// disabled and resume processing when the object is enabled.
        /// </remarks>
        bool Enabled
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a flag that indicates whether the object has been disposed.
        /// </summary>
        bool IsDisposed
        {
            get;
        }
    }
}