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* Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Rinde van Lon, iMinds-DistriNet, KU Leuven
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package com.github.rinde.rinsim.util;
/**
* Factory class that can supply values based on a random seed.
* @author Rinde van Lon
* @param The type of objects to supply.
*/
public interface StochasticSupplier {
/**
* This method may or may not create new instances.
* @param seed The random seed to use.
* @return An object of the appropriate type.
*/
T get(long seed);
}