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package org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.function.FailableSupplier;
/**
* Defines the thread-safe initialization of objects.
*
* The idea behind this interface is to provide access to an object in a thread-safe manner. A {@link ConcurrentInitializer} can be passed to multiple threads
* which can all access the object produced by the initializer. Through the {@link #get()} method the object can be queried.
*
*
* Concrete implementations of this interface will use different strategies for the creation of the managed object, e.g. lazy initialization or initialization
* in a background thread. This is completely transparent to client code, so it is possible to change the initialization strategy without affecting clients.
*
*
* An implementation of {@link #get()} returns the fully initialized object produced by this {@code
* ConcurrentInitializer}. A concrete implementation here returns the results of the initialization process. This method may block until results are available.
* Typically, once created the result object is always the same.
*
*
* An implementation throws {@link ConcurrentException} if an error occurred during initialization of the object.
*
*
* @since 3.0
* @param the type of the object managed by this initializer class.
*/
public interface ConcurrentInitializer extends FailableSupplier {
// empty
}