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package rx;
import rx.subscriptions.Subscriptions;
/**
* Subscription returns from {@link Observable#subscribe(Subscriber)} to allow unsubscribing.
*
* See the utilities in {@link Subscriptions} and the implementations in the {@code rx.subscriptions} package.
*
* This interface is the RxJava equivalent of {@code IDisposable} in Microsoft's Rx implementation.
*/
public interface Subscription {
/**
* Stops the receipt of notifications on the {@link Subscriber} that was registered when this Subscription
* was received.
*
* This allows unregistering an {@link Subscriber} before it has finished receiving all events (i.e. before
* onCompleted is called).
*/
void unsubscribe();
/**
* Indicates whether this {@code Subscription} is currently unsubscribed.
*
* @return {@code true} if this {@code Subscription} is currently unsubscribed, {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean isUnsubscribed();
}