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Mean Bean is an open source Java test library that tests equals and hashCode contract compliance, as well as JavaBean/POJO getter and setter methods.

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package org.meanbean.lang;

/**
 * Defines an object that creates logically equivalent objects of a specified type.
 * 
 * @author Graham Williamson
 * @param 
 *            The data type of the object this Factory creates.
 */
public interface EquivalentFactory {

	/**
	 * Create a new logically equivalent object of the specified type.
	 * 
	 * @return A new object of the specified type.
	 */
	T create();
}