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+package ru.hh.nab.core;
+
+import static java.text.MessageFormat.format;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.ServerConnector;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletContextHandler;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ThreadPool;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.servlet.ServletContainer;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.slf4j.bridge.SLF4JBridgeHandler;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+import ru.hh.nab.common.properties.FileSettings;
+import ru.hh.nab.core.jetty.JettyFactory;
+import ru.hh.nab.core.servlet.DefaultServletConfig;
+import ru.hh.nab.core.servlet.ServletConfig;
+
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class NabApplication {
+  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NabApplication.class);
+
+  public static ApplicationContext run(Class<?>... primarySources) {
+    return run(new DefaultServletConfig(), primarySources);
+  }
+
+  public static ApplicationContext run(ServletConfig servletConfig, Class<?>... primarySources) {
+    registerSlf4JHandler();
+    AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = null;
+    try {
+      context = createApplicationContext(primarySources);
+      int port = startJettyServer(context, servletConfig);
+      printApplicationStatus(context, port);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOGGER.error("Failed to start, shutting down", e);
+      System.err.println(format("[{0}] Failed to start, shutting down: {1}", LocalDateTime.now(), e.getMessage()));
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+    return context;
+  }
+
+  private static AnnotationConfigApplicationContext createApplicationContext(Class<?>... primarySources) {
+    AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+    context.register(primarySources);
+    context.refresh();
+    return context;
+  }
+
+  public static int startJettyServer(ApplicationContext context, ServletConfig config) throws Exception {
+    final FileSettings settings = context.getBean(FileSettings.class);
+    final ServletContainer mainServlet = new ServletContainer(config.createResourceConfig(context));
+    final Server jettyServer = JettyFactory.create(settings, context.getBean(ThreadPool.class), mainServlet, config.getServletMapping());
+    config.configureServletContext((ServletContextHandler) jettyServer.getHandler(), context);
+    return startJettyServer(jettyServer);
+  }
+
+  static void registerSlf4JHandler() {
+    SLF4JBridgeHandler.removeHandlersForRootLogger();
+    SLF4JBridgeHandler.install();
+  }
+
+  private static int startJettyServer(Server jettyServer) throws Exception {
+    jettyServer.start();
+    return ((ServerConnector) Arrays.stream(jettyServer.getConnectors())
+        .filter(a -> a instanceof ServerConnector).findFirst().get())
+        .getLocalPort();
+  }
+
+  private static void printApplicationStatus(ApplicationContext context, int port) {
+    AppMetadata appMetadata = context.getBean(AppMetadata.class);
+    System.out.println(appMetadata.getStatus() + ", pid " + getCurrentPid() + ", listening to port " + port);
+  }
+
+  private static String getCurrentPid() {
+    return ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getName().split("@")[0];
+  }
+}