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 * Copyright 2016-2017 Testify Project.
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package org.testifyproject;

/**
 * An SPI contract that methods for creating mock test doubles.
 *
 * @author saden
 */
public interface MockProvider {

    /**
     * Create a mock instance of the given type.
     *
     * @param  the type of the object being mocked
     * @param type the class of the object being mocked
     * @return a mock instance
     */
     T createFake(Class type);

    /**
     * Create a mock instance of the given type that delegates to the given
     * instance.
     *
     * @param  the type of the object being mocked
     * @param type the class of the type being mocked
     * @param delegate the instance calls are delegated to
     * @return a delegated mock instance
     */
     T createVirtual(Class type, T delegate);

    /**
     * Determine if the given instance is a mock instance.
     *
     * @param the instance type
     * @param instance the instance
     * @return true if the instance is a mock object, false otherwise
     */
     Boolean isMock(T instance);
}