LE.3. Example Supporting Classes

The basic Lease interface allows leases to be granted by one object and handed to another as the result of a call that creates or provides access to some leased resource. The goal of the interface is to allow as much freedom as possible in implementation to both the party that is granting the lease (and thus is giving out the implementation that supports the Lease interface) and the party that receives the lease.

However, a number of classes can be supplied that can simplify the handling of leases in some common cases. We will describe examples of these supporting classes and show how these classes can be used with leased resources. Please note that complete specifications for such utilities and services do exist ...

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