assertLessThan(NEW, TERMINATED);

    assertLessThan(STARTING, RUNNING);
    assertLessThan(STARTING, STOPPING);
    assertLessThan(STARTING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(RUNNING, STOPPING);
    assertLessThan(RUNNING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(STOPPING, FAILED);
    assertLessThan(STOPPING, TERMINATED);
  }

  private static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void assertLessThan(T a, T b) {

    assertLessThan(NEW, TERMINATED);

    assertLessThan(STARTING, RUNNING);
    assertLessThan(STARTING, STOPPING);
    assertLessThan(STARTING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(RUNNING, STOPPING);
    assertLessThan(RUNNING, FAILED);

    assertLessThan(STOPPING, FAILED);
    assertLessThan(STOPPING, TERMINATED);
  }

  private static <T extends Comparable<? super T>> void assertLessThan(T a, T b) {

   * blocks, it can prevent this service from changing state. If you need to performing a blocking
   * operation in order to trigger shutdown, consider instead registering a listener and
   * implementing {@code stopping}. Note, however, that {@code stopping} does not run at exactly the
   * same times as {@code triggerShutdown}.
   */
  protected void triggerShutdown() {}

  /**

    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertTrue(service.doStartCalled);

    service.stopAsync();
    assertEquals(State.STOPPING, service.state());
    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertFalse(service.doStopCalled);

    service.notifyStarted();
    assertEquals(State.STOPPING, service.state());
    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertTrue(service.doStopCalled);

    service.notifyStopped();

    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertTrue(service.doStartCalled);

    service.stopAsync();
    assertEquals(State.STOPPING, service.state());
    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertFalse(service.doStopCalled);

    service.notifyStarted();
    assertEquals(State.STOPPING, service.state());
    assertFalse(service.isRunning());
    assertTrue(service.doStopCalled);

    service.notifyStopped();

					return layout, err
				}
			}
		}

		var stopping bool
		var singleNode bool
		var eps []string

		for i := 0; ; i++ {
			for _, node := range endpointsList {
				if node.nodeName == "" {
					singleNode = true
				}

				if len(node.disks) <= i {
					stopping = true
					continue
				}
				if stopping {
					return layout, errors.New("number of disks per node does not match")

    assertFalse(service.startUpCalled);

    service.startAsync().awaitRunning();
    assertTrue(service.startUpCalled);
    assertEquals(Service.State.RUNNING, service.state());

    enterRun.await(); // to avoid stopping the service until run() is invoked

    service.stopAsync().awaitTerminated();
    assertTrue(service.shutDownCalled);
    assertEquals(Service.State.TERMINATED, service.state());
    executionThread.join();
  }

    assertFalse(service.startUpCalled);

    service.startAsync().awaitRunning();
    assertTrue(service.startUpCalled);
    assertEquals(Service.State.RUNNING, service.state());

    enterRun.await(); // to avoid stopping the service until run() is invoked

    service.stopAsync().awaitTerminated();
    assertTrue(service.shutDownCalled);
    assertEquals(Service.State.TERMINATED, service.state());
    executionThread.join();
  }

This is in contrast to the **development** stages, where you are constantly changing the code, breaking it and fixing it, stopping and restarting the development server, etc.

## Deployment Strategies { #deployment-strategies }

There are several ways to do it depending on your specific use case and the tools that you use.

      if (state != null) {
        state.transitionService(service, STARTING, RUNNING);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void stopping(State from) {
      ServiceManagerState state = this.state.get();
      if (state != null) {
        state.transitionService(service, from, STOPPING);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void terminated(State from) {
      ServiceManagerState state = this.state.get();