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package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.protocolrecords;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience.Public;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability.Stable;
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.ContainerManager;
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ContainerLaunchContext;

/**
 * <p>The request sent by the <code>ApplicationMaster</code> to the
 * <code>NodeManager</code> to <em>start</em> a container.</p>
 * 
 * <p>The <code>ApplicationMaster</code> has to provide details such as
 * allocated resource capability, security tokens (if enabled), command
 * to be executed to start the container, environment for the process, 
 * necessary binaries/jar/shared-objects etc. via the 
 * {@link ContainerLaunchContext}.</p>
 *
 * @see ContainerManager#startContainer(StartContainerRequest)
 */
@Public
@Stable
public interface StartContainerRequest {
  /**
   * Get the <code>ContainerLaunchContext</code> for the container to be started
   * by the <code>NodeManager</code>.
   * 
   * @return <code>ContainerLaunchContext</code> for the container to be started
   *         by the <code>NodeManager</code>
   */
  @Public
  @Stable
  public abstract ContainerLaunchContext getContainerLaunchContext();
  
  /**
   * Set the <code>ContainerLaunchContext</code> for the container to be started
   * by the <code>NodeManager</code>
   * @param context <code>ContainerLaunchContext</code> for the container to be 
   *                started by the <code>NodeManager</code>
   */
  @Public
  @Stable
  public abstract void setContainerLaunchContext(ContainerLaunchContext context);
}
