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package com.github.dm.jrt.invocation;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * Abstract class defining an invocation factory.
 * 
 * Created by davide-maestroni on 02/12/2015.
 *
 * @param   the input data type.
 * @param  the output data type.
 */
public abstract class InvocationFactory {

    /**
     * Creates and return a new invocation instance.

     * A proper implementation will return a new invocation instance each time it is called, unless
     * the returned object is immutable and does not cause any side effect.

     * Any behavior other than that may lead to unexpected results.
     *
     * @return the invocation instance.
     */
    @NotNull
    public abstract Invocation newInvocation();
}