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package com.google.inject.internal.util;
/**
* Implemented by references that have code to run after garbage collection of
* their referents.
*
* @see FinalizableReferenceQueue
* @author Bob Lee
*/
public interface FinalizableReference {
/**
* Invoked on a background thread after the referent has been garbage
* collected unless security restictions prevented starting a background
* thread, in which case this method is invoked when new references
* are created.
*/
void finalizeReferent();
}