Exporter.java

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package com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc;

/**
 * Exporter. (API/SPI, Prototype, ThreadSafe)
 * 
 * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Protocol#export(Invoker)
 * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.ExporterListener
 * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.protocol.AbstractExporter
 * @author william.liangf
 */
public interface Exporter<T> {
    
    /**
     * get invoker.
     * 
     * @return invoker
     */
    Invoker<T> getInvoker();
    
    /**
     * unexport.
     * 
     * <code>
     *     getInvoker().destroy();
     * </code>
     */
    void unexport();

}