ResourceAllocator.java

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package org.eclipse.che.api.runner.internal;

import org.eclipse.che.api.runner.RunnerException;

/**
 * Abstraction for allocation and releasing resources.
 *
 * @author andrew00x
 */
public interface ResourceAllocator {
    /**
     * Allocate type resource managed by this instance.
     *
     * @return this instance
     * @throws org.eclipse.che.api.runner.RunnerException
     *         if it is not possible to allocate resource
     */
    ResourceAllocator allocate() throws RunnerException;

    /** Release type resource managed by this instance */
    void release();
}