/*
* Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package com.google.ipc.invalidation.external.client.android;
import com.google.ipc.invalidation.external.client.InvalidationClient;
/**
* Extends the {@link InvalidationClient} interface to add Android-specific
* client functionality.
*
*/
public interface AndroidInvalidationClient extends InvalidationClient {
/**
* Returns the client key that uniquely identifies this client. The client key can be passed
* to {@link AndroidClientFactory#resume} to resume processing with the client instance that
* is identified by this.
*/
public String getClientKey();
/**
* Releases any transient resources associated with the client such as connections to bound
* services.
*/
public void release();
/**
* Permanently destroys the client and all associated state.
*/
public void destroy();
}