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<h2 class="class">Class IService</h2>

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<a href="twisted.python.components.Interface.html"><code>Interface</code></a> --+
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           <b>IService</b>
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<p>A service.</p>
Run start-up and shut-down code at the appropriate times.
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>Deferred</code>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#disownServiceParent" class="summary-sig-name"><code>disownServiceParent</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Remove the parent of the service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#privilegedStartService" class="summary-sig-name"><code>privilegedStartService</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Do preparation work for starting the service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#setName" class="summary-sig-name"><code>setName</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
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Set the name of the service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#setServiceParent" class="summary-sig-name"><code>setServiceParent</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
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Set the parent of the service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#startService" class="summary-sig-name"><code>startService</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Start the the service.</td></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#stopService" class="summary-sig-name"><code>stopService</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
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Stop the the service.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><code>string</code></font></td>
<td><b><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#name"><code>name</code></a></b>: The name of the service (or None)</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><code>boolean</code></font></td>
<td><b><a href="twisted.application.service.IService.html#running"><code>running</code></a></b>: Whether the service is running.</td></tr>
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<a name="disownServiceParent"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">disownServiceParent</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
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  Remove the parent of the service.
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        a deferred which is triggered when the service has finished 
        shutting down. If shutting down is immediate, a value can be 
        returned (usually, None).
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">privilegedStartService</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
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  <p>Do preparation work for starting the service.</p>
  Here things which should be done before changing directory, root or 
  shedding privileges are done.
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<a name="setName"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">setName</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>name</span>)</span>
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  Set the name of the service.
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    <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt>
      <dd><code><b>name</b></code>
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>str</code> &#64;raise <code>RuntimeError</code>: 
              Raised if the service already has a parent.)</i>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">setServiceParent</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
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  Set the parent of the service.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">startService</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
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  Start the the service.
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">stopService</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
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  Stop the the service.
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    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        a deferred which is triggered when the service has finished 
        shutting down. If shutting down is immediate, a value can be 
        returned (usually, None).
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>Deferred</code>)</i>
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<a name="name"></a>
<h3>name</h3>
The name of the service (or None)
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      <dt><b>Type:</b></dt>
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          <code>string</code>

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<h3>running</h3>
Whether the service is running.
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          <code>boolean</code>

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