Provider.java

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package com.google.android.stardroid.base;

/**
 * An object capable of providing instances of types T.
 *
 * @param <T> type of object to be provided
 *
 * @author Brent Bryan
 */
public interface Provider<T> {

  /**
   * Provides an instance of type T. Implementors may choose to either return a
   * new instance upon every call, or provide the same instance for all calls.
   */
  T get();
}