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*/
package org.jnode.system.resource;
/**
* Type independent resource interface.
* <p/>
* Every resource in the system is owned by an owner and must be
* released after it has been used.
*
* @author Ewout Prangsma (epr@users.sourceforge.net)
*/
public interface Resource {
/**
* Gets the owner of this resource.
*
* @return The owner
*/
public ResourceOwner getOwner();
/**
* Give up this resource. After this method has been called, the resource
* cannot be used anymore.
*/
public void release();
/**
* Gets the parent resource if any.
*
* @return The parent resource, or null if this resource has no parent.
*/
public Resource getParent();
}