core/src/main/java/org/apache/ki/util/Initializable.java

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package org.apache.ki.util;

import org.apache.ki.KiException;

/**
 * Ki container-agnostic interface that indicates that this object requires initialization.
 *
 * @author Les Hazlewood
 * @author Jeremy Haile
 * @see org.apache.ki.spring.LifecycleBeanPostProcessor
 * @since 0.2
 */
public interface Initializable {

    /**
     * Initializes this object.
     *
     * @throws org.apache.ki.KiException if an exception occurs during initialization.
     */
    void init() throws KiException;

}