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package org.springframework.beans.factory;

import java.util.function.Supplier;

import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;

/**
 * A variant of {@link ObjectFactory} designed specifically for injection points,
 * allowing for programmatic optionality and lenient not-unique handling.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 4.3
 */
public interface ObjectProvider<T> extends ObjectFactory<T> {

	/**
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
	 * managed by this factory.
	 * <p>Allows for specifying explicit construction arguments, along the
	 * lines of {@link BeanFactory#getBean(String, Object...)}.
	 * @param args arguments to use when creating a corresponding instance
	 * @return an instance of the bean
	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
	 * @see #getObject()
	 */
	T getObject(Object... args) throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
	 * managed by this factory.
	 * @return an instance of the bean, or {@code null} if not available
	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
	 * @see #getObject()
	 */
	T getIfAvailable() throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
	 * managed by this factory.
	 * @param defaultSupplier a callback for supplying a default object
	 * if none is present in the factory
	 * @return an instance of the bean, or the supplied default object
	 * if no such bean is available
	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
	 * @since 5.0
	 * @see #getIfAvailable()
	 */
	default T getIfAvailable(Supplier<T> defaultSupplier) throws BeansException {
		T dependency = getIfAvailable();
		return (dependency != null ? dependency : defaultSupplier.get());
	}

	/**
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
	 * managed by this factory.
	 * @return an instance of the bean, or {@code null} if not available or
	 * not unique (i.e. multiple candidates found with none marked as primary)
	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
	 * @see #getObject()
	 */
	T getIfUnique() throws BeansException;

	/**
	 * Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object
	 * managed by this factory.
	 * @param defaultSupplier a callback for supplying a default object
	 * if no unique candidate is present in the factory
	 * @return an instance of the bean, or the supplied default object
	 * if no such bean is available or if it is not unique in the factory
	 * (i.e. multiple candidates found with none marked as primary)
	 * @throws BeansException in case of creation errors
	 * @since 5.0
	 * @see #getIfUnique()
	 */
	default T getIfUnique(Supplier<T> defaultSupplier) throws BeansException {
		T dependency = getIfUnique();
		return (dependency != null ? dependency : defaultSupplier.get());
	}

}