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package org.apache.mina.util;
/**
* An abstract class which provides semantics for an object which will be only
* fully initialized when requested to. It allows to avoid loosing time when
* early initializing unnecessary objects.
*
* @author Apache MINA Project
* @since MINA 2.0.0-M2
*/
public abstract class LazyInitializer {
/**
* The value that results on the {@link #init()} call. If null,
* it means that the value has not been initialized yet.
*/
private V value;
/**
* Initializes the value.
*
* @return the initialized value
*/
public abstract V init();
/**
* Returns the value resulting from the initialization.
* @return the initialized value
*/
public V get() {
if (value == null) {
value = init();
}
return value;
}
}