api

type API interface {
	// Start starts the API. This is blocking until the app has
	// been ended with Stop() or Destroy(). In this case a nil error
	// is returned. An ErrConfigReload error is returned if a
	// configuration reload has been requested.
	Start() error

	// Stop stops the API, some states may be kept intact such
	// that they can be reused after starting the API again.
	Stop()

	// Destroy is the same as Stop() but no state will be kept intact.
	Destroy()

	// Reload the configuration for the API. If there's an error the
	// previously loaded configuration is not altered.
	Reload() error
}