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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  }