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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+package com.android.tv;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+/** Initializes TvApplication. */
+public interface Starter {
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes TvApplication.
+     *
+     * <p>Note: it should be called at the beginning of any Service.onCreate, Activity.onCreate, or
+     * BroadcastReceiver.onCreate.
+     */
+    static void start(Context context) {
+        // TODO(b/63064354) TvApplication should not have to know if it is "the main process"
+        if (context.getApplicationContext() instanceof Starter) {
+            Starter starter = (Starter) context.getApplicationContext();
+            starter.start();
+        } else {
+            // Application context can be MockTvApplication.
+            Log.w("Start", "It is not a context of TvApplication");
+        }
+    }
+
+    void start();
+}