/* * Copyright 2015 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package io.atomix.catalyst.util; /** * Object builder. * <p> * This is a base interface for building objects in Catalyst. * * @param <T> type to build * @author <a href="http://github.com/kuujo">Jordan Halterman</a> */ public interface Builder<T> { /** * Builds the object. * <p> * The returned object may be a new instance of the built class or a recycled instance, depending on the semantics * of the builder implementation. Users should never assume that a builder allocates a new instance. * * @return The built object. */ T build(); }