3 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/transport/Connector.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/transport/Connector.java
index 617047eead..bea5c53386 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/transport/Connector.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/transport/Connector.java
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ public interface Connector
    */
   public interface ChannelListener
   {
+    public void notifyChannelAboutToOpen(Channel channel);
+
     public void notifyChannelOpened(Channel channel);
 
     public void notifyChannelClosing(Channel channel);
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/AbstractLifecycle.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/AbstractLifecycle.java
index 3e37b306dd..a7597d094d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/AbstractLifecycle.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/AbstractLifecycle.java
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractLifecycle implements Lifecycle, LifecycleNotifier
     if (!active)
     {
       System.out.println(toString() + ": Activating");
-      onAccessBeforeActivate();
-      onActivate();
+      onAboutToActivate();
+      fireLifecycleAboutToActivate();
+
       active = true;
+      onActivate();
+      fireLifecycleActivated();
 
       if (DUMP_ON_ACTIVATE)
       {
         ReflectUtil.dump(this, toString() + ": DUMP ");
       }
-
-      fireLifecycleActivated();
-    }
+}
   }
 
   public final synchronized Exception deactivate()
@@ -96,6 +97,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractLifecycle implements Lifecycle, LifecycleNotifier
     }
   }
 
+  protected void fireLifecycleAboutToActivate()
+  {
+    for (LifecycleListener listener : listeners)
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        listener.notifyLifecycleAboutToActivate(this);
+      }
+      catch (Exception ex)
+      {
+        ex.printStackTrace();
+      }
+    }
+  }
   protected void fireLifecycleActivated()
   {
     for (LifecycleListener listener : listeners)
@@ -126,7 +141,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLifecycle implements Lifecycle, LifecycleNotifier
     }
   }
 
-  protected void onAccessBeforeActivate() throws Exception
+  protected void onAboutToActivate() throws Exception
   {
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/LifecycleListener.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/LifecycleListener.java
index eaa3863ff6..fc735909e6 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/LifecycleListener.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/src/org/eclipse/net4j/util/lifecycle/LifecycleListener.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package org.eclipse.net4j.util.lifecycle;
  */
 public interface LifecycleListener
 {
+  public void notifyLifecycleAboutToActivate(LifecycleNotifier notifier);
+
   public void notifyLifecycleActivated(LifecycleNotifier notifier);
 
   public void notifyLifecycleDeactivating(LifecycleNotifier notifier);