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| * Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 IBM Corporation and others. |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| |
| package org.eclipse.ui.services; |
| |
| /** |
| * <p> |
| * The interface that should be implemented by services that make themselves |
| * available through the <code>IAdaptable</code> mechanism. This is the |
| * interface that drives the majority of services provided at the workbench |
| * level. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * A service has life-cycle. When the constructor completes, the service must be |
| * fully functional. When it comes time for the service to go away, then the |
| * service will receive a {@link #dispose()} call. At this point, the service |
| * must release all resources and detach all listeners. A service can only be |
| * disposed once; it cannot be reused. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * This interface has nothing to do with OSGi services. |
| * </p> |
| * <p> |
| * This interface can be extended or implemented by clients. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @since 1.0 |
| */ |
| public interface IDisposable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Disposes of this service. All resources must be freed. All listeners must |
| * be detached. Dispose will only be called once during the life cycle of a |
| * service. |
| */ |
| public void dispose(); |
| } |
