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1   /*
2    * $Id: Disposable.java 7976 2007-08-21 14:26:13Z dirk.olmes $
3    * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesource.com
5    *
6    * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
7    * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
8    * LICENSE.txt file.
9    */
10  
11  package org.mule.umo.lifecycle;
12  
13  /**
14   * <code>Disposable</code> is a lifecycle interface that gets called at the dispose
15   * lifecycle stage of the implementing component as the component is being destroyed.
16   */
17  public interface Disposable
18  {
19      /**
20       * A lifecycle method where implementor should free up any resources. If an
21       * exception is thrown it should just be logged and processing should continue.
22       * This method should not throw Runtime exceptions.
23       */
24      void dispose();
25  }