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016
017package com.soklet.core;
018
019import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
020
021/**
022 * Contract for concrete instance generation given type information.
023 * <p>
024 * See <a href="https://www.soklet.com/docs/instance-creation">https://www.soklet.com/docs/instance-creation</a> for detailed documentation.
025 *
026 * @author <a href="https://www.revetkn.com">Mark Allen</a>
027 */
028@FunctionalInterface
029public interface InstanceProvider {
030        /**
031         * Vends an instance of the given class.
032         * <p>
033         * The instance does not necessarily have to be new for every invocation (for example, implementors might return cached instances).
034         *
035         * @param instanceClass type token which represents the class to instantiate
036         * @param <T>           the type of class to instantiate
037         * @return an instance of {@code T}
038         */
039        @Nonnull
040        <T> T provide(@Nonnull Class<T> instanceClass);
041}