plugeth/node/lifecycle.go
rene c0c01612e9
node: refactor package node (#21105)
This PR significantly changes the APIs for instantiating Ethereum nodes in
a Go program. The new APIs are not backwards-compatible, but we feel that
this is made up for by the much simpler way of registering services on
node.Node. You can find more information and rationale in the design
document: https://gist.github.com/renaynay/5bec2de19fde66f4d04c535fd24f0775.

There is also a new feature in Node's Go API: it is now possible to
register arbitrary handlers on the user-facing HTTP server. In geth, this
facility is used to enable GraphQL.

There is a single minor change relevant for geth users in this PR: The
GraphQL API is no longer available separately from the JSON-RPC HTTP
server. If you want GraphQL, you need to enable it using the
./geth --http --graphql flag combination.

The --graphql.port and --graphql.addr flags are no longer available.
2020-08-03 19:40:46 +02:00

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// Copyright 2020 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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//
// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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package node
// Lifecycle encompasses the behavior of services that can be started and stopped
// on the node. Lifecycle management is delegated to the node, but it is the
// responsibility of the service-specific package to configure and register the
// service on the node using the `RegisterLifecycle` method.
type Lifecycle interface {
// Start is called after all services have been constructed and the networking
// layer was also initialized to spawn any goroutines required by the service.
Start() error
// Stop terminates all goroutines belonging to the service, blocking until they
// are all terminated.
Stop() error
}