1 /*
2 * #%L
3 * Bitrepository Audit Trail Service
4 * %%
5 * Copyright (C) 2010 - 2012 The State and University Library, The Royal Library and The State Archives, Denmark
6 * %%
7 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
9 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the
10 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
11 *
12 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 * GNU General Lesser Public License for more details.
16 *
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Lesser Public
18 * License along with this program. If not, see
19 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
20 * #L%
21 */
22 package org.bitrepository.audittrails.preserver;
23
24 /**
25 * Interface for the preservation of audit trails.
26 * This will automatically preserve the audit trails with a given interval.
27 */
28 public interface AuditTrailPreserver {
29 /**
30 * Start the preservation of audit trails.
31 */
32 void start();
33
34 /**
35 * Method for performing the preservation of the unpreserved audit trails, around the scheduled preservation.
36 */
37 void preserveRepositoryAuditTrails();
38
39 /**
40 * Stop the preservation of audit trails.
41 */
42 void close();
43 }