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package org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.utilities;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
import org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.evaluation.EvaluationEnvironment;
/**
* Interface implemented by {@link EnvironmentFactory}s and {@link EvaluationEnvironment}s that are adaptable to
* optional interfaces that can be considered as extensions to the environment API.
*
* @author Christian W. Damus (cdamus)
*/
public interface Adaptable {
/**
* Obtains an adapter for the specified interface type.
*
* @param <T> the requested adapter interface
*
* @param adapterType the requested adapter interface
* @return an instance of the requested interface, or <code>null</code>
* if this environment does not adapt to it
*/
<T> @Nullable T getAdapter(Class<T> adapterType);
}