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Base class for services.

Most services should inherit from this class. It handles the book-keeping responsibilities of starting and stopping, as well as not serializing this book-keeping information.

Method __getstate__ Undocumented
Method disownServiceParent Use this API to remove an IService from an IServiceCollection.
Method privilegedStartService Do preparation work for starting the service.
Method setName Set the name of the service.
Method setServiceParent Set the parent of the service. This method is responsible for setting the parent attribute on this service (the child service).
Method startService Start the service.
Method stopService Stop the service.
Instance Variable name A str which is the name of the service or None.
Instance Variable parent An IServiceCollection which is the parent or None.
Instance Variable running A boolean which indicates whether the service is running.
def disownServiceParent(self): (source)

Use this API to remove an IService from an IServiceCollection.

This method is used symmetrically with setServiceParent in that it sets the parent attribute on the child.

Returns
Deferreda Deferred which is triggered when the service has finished shutting down. If shutting down is immediate, a value can be returned (usually, None).
def privilegedStartService(self): (source)

Do preparation work for starting the service.

Here things which should be done before changing directory, root or shedding privileges are done.

def setName(self, name): (source)

Set the name of the service.

Parameters
name:strUndocumented
Raises
RuntimeErrorRaised if the service already has a parent.
def setServiceParent(self, parent): (source)

Set the parent of the service. This method is responsible for setting the parent attribute on this service (the child service).

Parameters
parent:IServiceCollectionUndocumented
Raises
RuntimeErrorRaised if the service already has a parent or if the service has a name and the parent already has a child by that name.

A str which is the name of the service or None.

An IServiceCollection which is the parent or None.

A boolean which indicates whether the service is running.