Refactorization : BenchControl -> Rig

TBF/Rig/Generic/IDevice.cs

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+///
+/// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Sensus Metering Systems
+///
+namespace TBF.Rig.Generic
+{
+    public interface IDevice : IComponent
+    {
+		void Initialize();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is invoked regularly each 1000 ms (once per second)
+        /// just before Start(), Run() and Stop() functions of acrive operations.
+        ///
+        /// It runs in a thread created by class Machine (not the user interface thread).
+        /// The function should not block (otherwise it blocks all other devices) !!!
+        /// In case needed, the device must create its own thread to handle hardware
+        /// without any interference with the rest of the system.
+        /// </summary>
+        void RunDeviceBefore();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is invoked regularly each 1000 ms (once per second)
+        /// just before Start(), Run() and Stop() functions of acrive operations.
+        ///
+        /// It runs in a thread created by class Machine (not the user interface thread).
+        /// The function should not block (otherwise it blocks all other devices) !!!
+        /// In case needed, the device must create its own thread to handle hardware
+        /// without any interference with the rest of the system.
+        /// </summary>
+        void RunDeviceAfter();
+
+        /// <summary>
+		/// Should be invoked once on program shut-down after state machine is stopped
+		/// and after all Stop() functions for all runing operations were called.
+        /// </summary>
+        void StopDevice();
+
+		void StopDevice2();
+	}
+}