1 package org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.behavior;
2
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21
22 /**
23 * This interface is required of all shutdown observers. These observers
24 * can observer ShutdownObservable objects. The CacheManager is the primary
25 * observable that this is intended for.
26 * <p>
27 * Most shutdown operations will occur outside this framework for now. The initial
28 * goal is to allow background threads that are not reachable through any reference
29 * that the cache manager maintains to be killed on shutdown.
30 * </p>
31 */
32 public interface IShutdownObserver
33 {
34 /**
35 * Tells the observer that the observable has received a shutdown command.
36 *
37 */
38 void shutdown();
39 }