Application: gvSIG desktop

package org.gvsig.fmap.data.resource;

import java.util.Date;

import org.gvsig.fmap.data.resource.exception.ResourceException;

import org.gvsig.fmap.data.resource.spi.ResourceConsumer;

public interface Resource {

        public ResourceType getType();

        public String getName();

        public Date getLastTimeOpen();

        public Date getLastTimeUsed();

        public boolean inUse();

        public String toString();

        public void begin() throws InterruptedException;

        public void end();

        /**

         * Request to close the resource.

         *

         * @throws ResourceException

         */

        public void close() throws ResourceException;

        public void addConsumer(ResourceConsumer consumer);

        public void removeConsumer(ResourceConsumer consumer);

        public Object getResource();

        public Object getData();

        public void setData(Object data);

}