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// Package refs defines an interface for a reference-counted object.
package refs

import (
	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/context"
)

// RefCounter is the interface to be implemented by objects that are reference
// counted.
type RefCounter interface {
	// IncRef increments the reference counter on the object.
	IncRef()

	// DecRef decrements the object's reference count. Users of refs_template.Refs
	// may specify a destructor to be called once the reference count reaches zero.
	DecRef(ctx context.Context)

	// TryIncRef attempts to increment the reference count, but may fail if all
	// references have already been dropped, in which case it returns false. If
	// true is returned, then a valid reference is now held on the object.
	TryIncRef() bool
}