Lifecycle.java

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package org.modeshape.jcr.spi.index.provider;

/**
 * Interface which handles operations related to the lifecycle of an index.
 * 
 * @author Horia Chiorean (hchiorea@redhat.com)
 * @since 4.5
 */
public interface Lifecycle {

    /**
     * Shut down this index and release all runtime resources. If {@code destroyed} is {@code true}, then this index has been
     * removed from the repository and will not be reused; thus all persistent resources should also be released. If
     * {@code destroyed} is {@code false}, then this repository is merely shutting down and the index's persistent resources
     * should be kept so that they are available when the repository is restarted.
     *
     * @param destroyed true if this index is being permanently removed from the repository and all runtime and persistent
     *        resources can/should be released and cleaned up, or false if the repository is being shutdown and this index will be
     *        needed the next time the repository is started
     */
    void shutdown( boolean destroyed );
}