using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Tango.Transport.Discovery
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a discovery component.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IDiscoveryComponent
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the interval in which the discovery process will be triggered.
        /// </summary>
        TimeSpan Interval { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether this component has been started.
        /// </summary>
        bool IsStarted { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Starts the discovery component.
        /// </summary>
        void Start();

        /// <summary>
        /// Stops the discovery component.
        /// </summary>
        void Stop();
    }
}