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package org.springframework.beans.factory;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by beans that want to release resources
 * on destruction. A BeanFactory is supposed to invoke the destroy
 * method if it disposes a cached singleton. An application context
 * is supposed to dispose all of its singletons on close.
 *
 * <p>An alternative to implementing DisposableBean is specifying a custom
 * destroy-method, for example in an XML bean definition.
 * For a list of all bean lifecycle methods, see the BeanFactory javadocs.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 12.08.2003
 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition#getDestroyMethodName
 * @see org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext#close
 */
public interface DisposableBean {

	/**
	 * Invoked by a BeanFactory on destruction of a singleton.
	 * @throws Exception in case of shutdown errors.
	 * Exceptions will get logged but not rethrown to allow
	 * other beans to release their resources too.
	 */
	void destroy() throws Exception;

}
