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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.distribution.reception.handling.sdc;
+
+/**
+ * Class to hold the possible values for status of {@link SdcReceptionHandler}.
+ *
+ * @author Ram Krishna Verma (ram.krishna.verma@ericsson.com)
+ */
+public enum SdcReceptionHandlerStatus {
+
+ /**
+ * The SdcReceptionHandler is not alive.
+ */
+ STOPPED,
+
+ /**
+ * The SdcReceptionHandler is initialized but not started yet.
+ */
+ INIT,
+
+ /**
+ * The SdcReceptionHandler is initialized, started & ready to handle incoming notifications.
+ */
+ IDLE,
+
+ /**
+ * The SdcReceptionHandler is currently busy in handling notifications.
+ */
+ BUSY
+}