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+<?php
+namespace MediaWiki\Services;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for destructible services.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ *
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @since 1.27
+ */
+
+/**
+ * DestructibleService defines a standard interface for shutting down a service instance.
+ * The intended use is for a service container to be able to shut down services that should
+ * no longer be used, and allow such services to release any system resources.
+ *
+ * @note There is no expectation that services will be destroyed when the process (or web request)
+ * terminates.
+ */
+interface DestructibleService {
+
+	/**
+	 * Notifies the service object that it should expect to no longer be used, and should release
+	 * any system resources it may own. The behavior of all service methods becomes undefined after
+	 * destroy() has been called. It is recommended that implementing classes should throw an
+	 * exception when service methods are accessed after destroy() has been called.
+	 */
+	public function destroy();
+
+}