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Java 11 compatible extensions allowing to use checked exceptions in functional programming APIs + Try interface

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/*
 * MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2020 Roman Khlebnov
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package io.github.suppierk.java.util;

/** Small utility taken from Apache commons-lang ExceptionUtils class */
public interface ExceptionSuppressor {
  /**
   * Claim a Throwable is another Exception type using type erasure. This hides a checked exception
   * from the java compiler, allowing a checked exception to be thrown without having the exception
   * in the method's throw clause.
   *
   * @param throwable is exception to rethrow
   * @param  is return type of method caller if needed
   * @param  is exception type to erase
   * @return nothing
   * @throws T is artificial construct to trick Java compiler
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  static  R asUnchecked(final Throwable throwable) throws T {
    throw (T) throwable;
  }
}