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 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
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package com.google.common.base;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

/**
 *  A class that can supply objects of a single type.  Semantically, this could
 *  be a factory, generator, builder, closure, or something else entirely. No
 *  guarantees are implied by this interface.
 *
 *  @author Harry Heymann
 *  @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
 *
 * @deprecated The Google Guava Core Libraries are deprecated and will not be part of the AEM SDK after April 2023
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Deprecated(since = "2022-12-01")
public interface Supplier {

    /**
     * Retrieves an instance of the appropriate type. The returned object may or
     * may not be a new instance, depending on the implementation.
     *
     * @return an instance of the appropriate type
     */
    T get();
}