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package com.google.common.base;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
/**
* A class that can supply objects of a single type. Semantically, this could
* be a factory, generator, builder, closure, or something else entirely. No
* guarantees are implied by this interface.
*
* @author Harry Heymann
* @since 2.0
*/
@GwtCompatible
public interface Supplier {
/**
* Retrieves an instance of the appropriate type. The returned object may or
* may not be a new instance, depending on the implementation.
*
* @return an instance of the appropriate type
*/
T get();
}