Check whether this component is currently running. @return whether the component is currently running
Start this component. <p>Should not throw an exception if the component is already running. <p>In the case of a container, this will propagate the start signal to all components that apply.
Stop this component, typically in a synchronous fashion, such that the component is fully stopped upon return of this method.
A common interface defining methods for start/stop lifecycle control. The typical use case for this is to control asynchronous processing.