1 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/store/State.java b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/store/State.java
index 7cbdede85e..2783637b2a 100644
--- a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/store/State.java
+++ b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/store/State.java
@@ -20,19 +20,30 @@
  */
 package org.apache.qpid.server.store;
 
+import org.apache.qpid.server.configuration.ConfiguredObject;
+
 public enum State
 {
-    
+    /** The initial state of the store.  In practice, the store immediately transitions to the subsequent states. */
     INITIAL,
-    CONFIGURING,
-    CONFIGURED,
-    RECOVERING,
+
+    INITIALISING,
+    /**
+     * The initial set-up of the store has completed.
+     * If the store is persistent, it has not yet loaded configuration for {@link ConfiguredObject}'s from disk.
+     *
+     * From the point of view of the user, the store is essentially stopped.
+     */
+    INITIALISED,
+
+    ACTIVATING,
     ACTIVE,
-    QUIESCING,
-    QUIESCED,
+
     CLOSING,
-    CLOSED;
-        
+    CLOSED,
 
+    QUIESCING,
+    /** The virtual host (and implicitly also the store) has been manually paused by the user to allow configuration changes to take place */
+    QUIESCED;
 
 }
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