ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/ldap/model/cursor/ClosureMonitor.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.cursor;


/**
 * A monitor used by Cursors to detect conditions when they should stop 
 * performing some work during advance operations such as next(), previous(),
 * first() etc, and release resources.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface ClosureMonitor
{
    /**
     * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a 
     * CursorClosedException without an error message string.
     */
    void close();


    /**
     * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a 
     * CursorClosedException with a specific error message string.
     * 
     * @param cause error message string
     */
    void close( String cause );


    /**
     * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a specific 
     * Exception.
     * 
     * @param cause the exception to associate with the closure
     */
    void close( Exception cause );


    /**
     * Gets whether the state of this ClosureMonitor is set to closed.
     *
     * @return true if state is closed, false if open
     */
    boolean isClosed();


    /**
     * Checks if state of this ClosureMonitor is set to closed and if so, 
     * throws the causing Exception.
     *
     * @throws CursorClosedException the cause of the closure
     */
    void checkNotClosed() throws CursorClosedException;


    /**
     * Gets the cause of the closure.
     *
     * @return the causing Exception
     */
    Exception getCause();
}