1 /*
2 * Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
3 *
4 * Red Hat licenses this file to you under the Apache License, version 2.0
5 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
6 * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15 */
16 package org.jboss.netty.util;
17
18 /**
19 * A common interface for a class which depends on external resources that
20 * need explicit release or shutdown.
21 *
22 * @author <a href="http://www.jboss.org/netty/">The Netty Project</a>
23 * @author <a href="http://gleamynode.net/">Trustin Lee</a>
24 * @version $Rev: 2080 $, $Date: 2010-01-26 18:04:19 +0900 (Tue, 26 Jan 2010) $
25 *
26 * @apiviz.landmark
27 */
28 public interface ExternalResourceReleasable {
29
30 /**
31 * Releases the external resources that this object depends on. You should
32 * not call this method if the external resources (e.g. thread pool) are
33 * in use by other objects.
34 */
35 void releaseExternalResources();
36 }