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+package util
+
+// CloseAndIgnoreError is a utility to tell our linter that we explicitly deem it okay
+// to not check a particular error on closing of a resource.
+//
+// We use `errcheck` as a linter, which is super-opinionated about checking errors,
+// even in places where we don't necessarily care to check the error.
+//
+// `golangci-lint` has a default ignore list for this lint problem (EXC0001) which
+// can be used to sidestep this problem but it's possibly a little too-heavy-handed
+// in exclusion. At the expense of discoverability, this utility function forces
+// opt-in to ignoring errors on closing of things that can be `Close`d.
+func CloseAndIgnoreError(closer interface{ Close() error }) {
+	_ = closer.Close()
+}