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+/* Refreshable.java -- an object whose state may be refreshed.
+   Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath 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, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath 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 GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
+making a combined work based on this library.  Thus, the terms and
+conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
+combination.
+
+As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
+permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
+executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent
+modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under
+terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked
+independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that
+module.  An independent module is a module which is not derived from
+or based on this library.  If you modify this library, you may extend
+this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
+obligated to do so.  If you do not wish to do so, delete this
+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package javax.security.auth;
+
+/**
+ * An object whose internal state may be <em>refreshed:</em> as in a
+ * credential object with a expiry date.
+ */
+public interface Refreshable
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Tells whether or not this object is current. Refreshable objects that
+   * are not current may need to be refreshed.
+   *
+   * @return Whether this object is current.
+   */
+  boolean isCurrent();
+
+  /**
+   * Refresh this object. The process involved in refreshing an object is
+   * per-implementation dependent.
+   *
+   * @throws RefreshFailedException If refreshing this object fails.
+   * @throws SecurityException If the caller does not have permission to
+   *  refresh, or to take the steps involved in refreshing, this object.
+   */
+  void refresh() throws RefreshFailedException;
+}