01: /*
02: * CoadunationLib: The coaduntion implementation library.
03: * Copyright (C) 2006 Rift IT Contracting
04: *
05: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
06: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
07: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
08: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
09: *
10: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14: *
15: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17: * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
18: *
19: * Resource.java
20: *
21: * This resource interface. Defines methods to query and manipulate a resource
22: * within Coadunation.
23: */
24:
25: package com.rift.coad.lib;
26:
27: /**
28: * This resource interface. Defines methods to query and manipulate a resource
29: * within Coadunation.
30: *
31: * @author Brett Chaldecott
32: */
33: public interface Resource {
34:
35: /**
36: * This method is called to retrieve the name of the resource.
37: *
38: * @return The name of the resource
39: */
40: public String getResourceName();
41:
42: /**
43: * This method is called to release this resource.
44: */
45: public void releaseResource();
46: }
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