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package org.jitsi.videobridge.util;

/**
 * An interface for an object which can be expired in a thread safe manner.
 *
 * @author Boris Grozev
 */
public interface Expireable
{
    /**
     * Checks whether this instance is ready to be expired.
     * @return {@code true} if this instance is ready to be expired, and
     * {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean shouldExpire();

    /**
     * Tries to expire this {@link Expireable}. Thread safe.
     */
    void safeExpire();
}