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+package io.openvidu.server.utils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.Bind;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.Volume;
+
+public interface DockerManager {
+
+	public DockerManager init();
+
+	public String runContainer(String image, String containerName, String user, List<Volume> volumes, List<Bind> binds,
+			String networkMode, List<String> envs, List<String> command, Long shmSize, boolean privileged,
+			Map<String, String> labels) throws Exception;
+
+	public void removeContainer(String containerId, boolean force);
+
+	public void runCommandInContainerSync(String containerId, String command, int secondsOfWait) throws IOException;
+
+	public void runCommandInContainerAsync(String containerId, String command) throws IOException;
+
+	public void waitForContainerStopped(String containerId, int secondsOfWait) throws Exception;
+
+}