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// Copyright 2015-03-06 PlanBase Inc. & Glen Peterson
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package org.organicdesign.fp.function;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.function.Supplier;

/**
 This is like Java 8's java.util.function.Supplier, but retrofitted to turn checked exceptions
 into unchecked ones.  It's also called a thunk when used to delay evaluation.
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Fn0 extends Supplier, Callable {
    /** Implement this one method and you don't have to worry about checked exceptions. */
    U applyEx() throws Exception;

    /**
     The class that takes a consumer as an argument uses this convenience method so that it
     doesn't have to worry about checked exceptions either.
     */
    default U apply() {
        try {
            return applyEx();
        } catch (RuntimeException re) {
            throw re;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override default U get() { return apply(); }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override default U call() throws Exception { return applyEx(); }

    // ========================================== Static ==========================================
    // Enums are serializable.  Anonymous classes and lambdas are not.

//    /** One-of-a-kind Fn0's. */
//    enum ConstObjObj implements Fn0