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using System;

namespace Apache.Qpid.Messaging
{
    /// <summary>An ICloseable is a resource that can be explicitly closed. Generally speaking a closed resource can no longer be used, and the
    /// act of closing a resource is usually interpreted as a signal that the closed item can have its resource cleaned up and de-allocated.
    ///
    /// <p/><table id="crc"><caption>CRC Card</caption>
    /// <tr><th> Responsibilities <th> Collaborations
    /// <tr><td> Close (and clean-up) a resource.
    /// </table>
    /// </summary>
    public interface ICloseable
    {
        /// <summary> Close the resource. </summary>
        void Close();
    }
}
