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/*
 * Copyright 2017-2023 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package io.github.sugarcubes.cloner;

/**
 * Cloner interface.
 *
 * @author Maxim Butov
 */
public interface Cloner {

    /**
     * Creates a deep clone of the object.
     *
     * @param  object type
     * @param object object to clone
     * @return a clone
     * @throws ClonerException if something went wrong
     */
     T clone(T object) throws ClonerException;

}