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package com.github.genium_framework.server;

/**
 * An interface to all the functions a mobile server should implement.
 *
 * @author Hassan Radi
 */
public interface IMobileServer {

    /**
     * Checks whether a server instance is running on the specified port.
     *
     * @return True if a server is already running on the specified port number,
     * false otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean isServerRunning();

    /**
     * Stops an already running server instance. You must provide the correct
     * port number of the server instance that you want to close.
     */
    public abstract void stopServer();

    /**
     * Start a server instance asynchronously, so as not to block the execution.
     */
    public abstract void startServer();
}
