public boolean isActive() {
        return active;
    }
If the event service is <strong>active</strong>, then events will be accepted and <strong>dispatched/fired</strong>.
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If the event service is <strong>inactive</strong>, then events will be accepted and <strong>dropped</strong> (silently).

@return true if event service is active, otherwise false.
manager/api/rest-impl/src/main/java/io/apiman/manager/api/events/EventService.java