}
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void starting() {
      assertTrue(stateHistory.isEmpty());
      assertNotSame(State.NEW, service.state());
      stateHistory.add(State.STARTING);
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void running() {
      assertEquals(State.STARTING, Iterables.getOnlyElement(stateHistory));
      stateHistory.add(State.RUNNING);

  private static final ListenerCallQueue.Event<Listener> STARTING_EVENT =
      new ListenerCallQueue.Event<Listener>() {
        @Override
        public void call(Listener listener) {
          listener.starting();
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
          return "starting()";
        }
      };

      }
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void starting() {
      assertTrue(stateHistory.isEmpty());
      assertNotSame(State.NEW, service.state());
      stateHistory.add(State.STARTING);
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void running() {
      assertEquals(State.STARTING, Iterables.getOnlyElement(stateHistory));
      stateHistory.add(State.RUNNING);

      "FINE: Q10000 scheduled after 100 µs: task",
      "FINE: Q10000 starting              : task",
      "FINE: Q10000 run again after  50 µs: task",
      "FINE: Q10000 finished run in   0 µs: task",
      "FINE: Q10000 starting              : task",
      "FINE: Q10000 run again after 150 µs: task",
      "FINE: Q10000 finished run in   0 µs: task",
      "FINE: Q10000 starting              : task",
      "FINE: Q10000 finished run in   0 µs: task",

    /**
     * Called when the service transitions from {@linkplain State#NEW NEW} to {@linkplain
     * State#STARTING STARTING}. This occurs when {@link Service#startAsync} is called the first
     * time.
     */
    public void starting() {}

    /**
     * Called when the service transitions from {@linkplain State#STARTING STARTING} to {@linkplain
     * State#RUNNING RUNNING}. This occurs when a service has successfully started.
     */

      this.state = state;
    }

    @Override
    public void starting() {
      ServiceManagerState state = this.state.get();
      if (state != null) {
        state.transitionService(service, NEW, STARTING);
        if (!(service instanceof NoOpService)) {
          logger.get().log(Level.FINE, "Starting {0}.", service);
        }
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void running() {

    @Override
    protected void startUp() {
      assertFalse(startUpCalled);
      assertFalse(runCalled);
      assertFalse(shutDownCalled);
      startUpCalled = true;
      assertEquals(State.STARTING, state());
    }

    @Override
    protected void run() {
      assertTrue(startUpCalled);
      assertFalse(runCalled);
      assertFalse(shutDownCalled);
      runCalled = true;

### Single Container

If you have a simple setup, with a **single container** that then starts multiple **worker processes** (or also just one process), then you could run those previous steps in the same container, right before starting the process with the app. The official Docker image supports this internally.

## Previous Steps Before Starting

There are many cases where you want to perform some steps **before starting** your application.

For example, you might want to run **database migrations**.

But in most cases, you will want to perform these steps only **once**.

So, you will want to have a **single process** to perform those **previous steps**, before starting the application.

    @Override
    protected void startUp() {
      assertFalse(startUpCalled);
      assertFalse(runCalled);
      assertFalse(shutDownCalled);
      startUpCalled = true;
      assertEquals(State.STARTING, state());
    }

    @Override
    protected void run() {
      assertTrue(startUpCalled);
      assertFalse(runCalled);
      assertFalse(shutDownCalled);
      runCalled = true;