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package com.twitter.common.base;
/**
* An interface that captures a source of data.
*
* @param <T> The supplied value type.
* @param <E> The type of exception that the supplier throws.
*
* @author John Sirois
*/
public interface ExceptionalSupplier<T, E extends Exception> {
/**
* Supplies an item, possibly throwing {@code E} in the process of obtaining the item.
*
* @return the result of the computation
* @throws E if there was a problem performing the work
*/
T get() throws E;
}