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/*
* Copyright (c) 2017 Mockito contributors
* This program is made available under the terms of the MIT License.
*/
package org.mockito.plugins;
import org.mockito.MockitoFramework;
/**
* Instance of this interface is available via {@link MockitoFramework#getPlugins()}.
* This object enables framework integrators to get access to default Mockito plugins.
*
* Example use case: one needs to implement custom {@link MockMaker}
* and delegate some behavior to the default Mockito implementation.
* The interface was introduced to help framework integrations.
*
* @since 2.10.0
*/
public interface MockitoPlugins {
/**
* Returns the default plugin implementation used by Mockito.
* Mockito plugins are stateless so it is recommended to keep hold of the returned plugin implementation
* rather than calling this method multiple times.
* Each time this method is called, new instance of the plugin is created.
*
* @param pluginType type of the plugin, for example {@link MockMaker}.
* @return the plugin instance
* @since 2.10.0
*/
T getDefaultPlugin(Class pluginType);
}