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package org.apache.geode.internal.lang;

/**
 * The Initable interface defines a contract for implementing classes who's Object instances can be
 * initialized after construction.
 * <p/>
 *
 * @since GemFire 6.8
 */
public interface Initable {

  /**
   * Called to perform additional initialization logic after construction of the Object instance.
   * This is necessary in certain cases to prevent escape of the "this" reference during
   * construction by subclasses needing to instantiate other collaborators or starting of additional
   * services, like Threads, and so on.
   */
  public void init();

}
