modules/base/src/main/java/org/apache/axis2/format/ManagedDataSource.java

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package org.apache.axis2.format;

import javax.activation.DataSource;

/**
 * Managed data source.
 * This type of data source keeps track of the streams that have been
 * requested using {@link DataSource#getInputStream()} and allows to
 * forcibly close these streams. Any existing data source can be converted
 * to a managed data source using {@link ManagedDataSourceFactory#create(DataSource)}. 
 */
public interface ManagedDataSource extends DataSource {
    /**
     * Close all streams that have been requested from this data source
     * and that are not yet closed.
     */
    void destroy();
}