001    /*
002     * Copyright 2005 Stephen J. McConnell.
003     *
004     * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
005     * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed  under the  License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF ANY KIND, either  express  or
013     * implied.
014     *
015     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016     * limitations under the License.
017     */
018    
019    package net.dpml.transit;
020    
021    /**
022     * The Disposable interface is implemented by a disposable sub-system within Transit.
023     *
024     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">The Digital Product Meta Library</a>
025     * @version 1.0.0
026     */
027    public interface Disposable
028    {
029       /**
030        * Dispose of the service.  During disposal a sub-system is required to 
031        * release all references such as listeners and internal resources
032        * in preparation for garbage collection.
033        */
034        void dispose();
035    }
036