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20  package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.cursor;
21  
22  
23  /**
24   * A monitor used by Cursors to detect conditions when they should stop 
25   * performing some work during advance operations such as next(), previous(),
26   * first() etc, and release resources.
27   *
28   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
29   */
30  public interface ClosureMonitor
31  {
32      /**
33       * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a 
34       * CursorClosedException without an error message string.
35       */
36      void close();
37  
38  
39      /**
40       * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a 
41       * CursorClosedException with a specific error message string.
42       * 
43       * @param cause error message string
44       */
45      void close( String cause );
46  
47  
48      /**
49       * Sets monitor state to closed, and sets the cause to a specific 
50       * Exception.
51       * 
52       * @param cause the exception to associate with the closure
53       */
54      void close( Exception cause );
55  
56  
57      /**
58       * Gets whether the state of this ClosureMonitor is set to closed.
59       *
60       * @return true if state is closed, false if open
61       */
62      boolean isClosed();
63  
64  
65      /**
66       * Checks if state of this ClosureMonitor is set to closed and if so, 
67       * throws the causing Exception.
68       *
69       * @throws CursorClosedException the cause of the closure
70       */
71      void checkNotClosed() throws CursorClosedException;
72  
73  
74      /**
75       * Gets the cause of the closure.
76       *
77       * @return the causing Exception
78       */
79      Exception getCause();
80  }