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1   /***
2    *
3    * Copyright 2004 Hiram Chirino
4    *
5    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
6    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
7    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
8    *
9    *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
10   *
11   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
12   *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
13   *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
14   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
15   *  limitations under the License.
16   */
17  
18  package org.activeio;
19  
20  /***
21   * The Disposable interface is implemented by objects the aquire resources whoes life cycle must be
22   * managed.  Once a Disposable has been disposed, it cannot be un-disposed. 
23   *  
24   * @version $Revision$
25   */
26  public interface Disposable {
27  
28  	/***
29  	 * This method should not throw any exceptions.  Cleaning up a Disposable object
30  	 * should be easy of an end user therefore do not make him have to handle an Exception. 
31  	 */
32      void dispose();
33          
34  }