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package io.netty.util;

public interface ResourceLeakTracker<T>  {

    
Records the caller's current stack trace so that the ResourceLeakDetector can tell where the leaked resource was accessed lastly. This method is a shortcut to record(null). /**
     * Records the caller's current stack trace so that the {@link ResourceLeakDetector} can tell where the leaked
     * resource was accessed lastly. This method is a shortcut to {@link #record(Object) record(null)}.
     */
    void record();

    
Records the caller's current stack trace and the specified additional arbitrary information so that the ResourceLeakDetector can tell where the leaked resource was accessed lastly. /**
     * Records the caller's current stack trace and the specified additional arbitrary information
     * so that the {@link ResourceLeakDetector} can tell where the leaked resource was accessed lastly.
     */
    void record(Object hint);

    
Close the leak so that ResourceLeakTracker does not warn about leaked resources. After this method is called a leak associated with this ResourceLeakTracker should not be reported. 
Returns:
true if called first time, false if called already/**
     * Close the leak so that {@link ResourceLeakTracker} does not warn about leaked resources.
     * After this method is called a leak associated with this ResourceLeakTracker should not be reported.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if called first time, {@code false} if called already
     */
    boolean close(T trackedObject);
}