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package org.apache.cassandra.utils.concurrent;
/**
* A simple extension of AutoCloseable, that represents a resource that can be utilised in multiple locations,
* each managing their own closure of the resource, so that when the last such instance is closed all are.
*
*/
public interface SharedCloseable extends AutoCloseable
{
/**
* @return a new instance of the object representing the same state and backed by the same underlying resources.
* Coordinates with the original (and other instances) when the underlying resource should be closed.
* Throws an exception if the shared resource has already been closed.
*/
public SharedCloseable sharedCopy();
}