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#ifndef CMS_CLOSEABLE_H
#define CMS_CLOSEABLE_H
 
#include <cms/Config.h>
#include <cms/CMSException.h>

namespace cms{
    
    /**
     * Interface for a class that implements the close method.
     */
    class CMS_API Closeable{
        
    public:
    
        virtual ~Closeable(){}
        
        /**
         * Closes this object and deallocates the appropriate resources.
         * The object is generally no longer usable after calling close.
         * 
         * @throws CMSException
         */
        virtual void close() throw( CMSException ) = 0;

    };
}

#endif /*CMS_CLOSEABLE_H*/