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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * ============LICENSE_START====================================================
+ * * org.onap.aaf
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * * 
+ *  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * * 
+ *  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * * limitations under the License.
+ * * ============LICENSE_END====================================================
+ * *
+ * * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.onap.aaf.inno.env;
+
+
+/**
+ * <h1>Creatable</h1>
+ * <b>**Must implement constructor T(ENV env, long currentTimeMillis);**</b><p>
+ *
+ * This interface exists to cover basic LifeCycle semantics so that Objects
+ * can be created dynamically and managed at a basic level (destroy(env)).
+ * 
+ *
+ * @param <T>
+ */
+public interface Creatable<T> {
+	/**
+	 * Return the timestamp (Unix long) when this object was created.<p>
+	 * This can be used to see if the object is out of date in certain
+	 * circumstances, or perhaps has already been notified in others.
+	 * 
+	 * @return long
+	 */
+	public abstract long created();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Allow LifeCycle aware process to signal this element as destroyed.
+	 *  
+	 * @param env
+	 */
+	public abstract void destroy(Env env);
+}