IceBox::Service

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# `IceBox::Service`

## Overview

    local interface Service

An application service managed by a `ServiceManager`.

### Operation Index

`start`

  Start the service.

`stop`

  Stop the service.

## `start`

    void start(string name,
        ::Ice::Communicator communicator,
        ::Ice::StringSeq args);

Start the service. The given communicator is created by the `ServiceManager` for use by the service. This communicator may also be used by other services, depending on the service configuration.

| The `ServiceManager` owns this communicator, and is responsible for destroying it.

### Parameters

`name`

  The service's name, as determined by the configuration.

`communicator`

  A communicator for use by the service.

`args`

  The service arguments that were not converted into properties.

### Exceptions

`FailureException`

  Raised if `start` failed.

## `stop`

    void stop();

Stop the service.

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