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003 * Copyright © 2002-2020 by Thomas Thrien.
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018
019package org.tquadrat.foundation.function.tce;
020
021import static org.apiguardian.api.API.Status.STABLE;
022
023import org.apiguardian.api.API;
024import org.tquadrat.foundation.annotation.ClassVersion;
025
026/**
027 *  The TCE version of the interface
028 *  {@link java.util.function.Supplier}
029 *  that represents a supplier of results. <br>
030 *  <br>Different from the method
031 *  {@link java.util.function.Supplier#get() Supplier.get()}
032 *  the method
033 *  {@link #get()}
034 *  of this interface declares to throw a
035 *  {@linkplain Exception checked exception}.<br>
036 *  <br>As for the original interface, there is no requirement that a new or
037 *  distinct result be returned each time the supplier is invoked.<br>
038 *  <br>This is a functional interface whose functional method is
039 *  {@link #get()}.
040 *
041 *  @param <T> The type of results supplied by this supplier.
042 *
043 *  @extauthor Thomas Thrien - thomas.thrien@tquadrat.org
044 *  @version $Id: TCESupplier.java 993 2022-01-19 22:26:20Z tquadrat $
045 *  @since 0.0.5
046 *
047 *  @UMLGraph.link
048 */
049@FunctionalInterface
050@ClassVersion( sourceVersion = "$Id: TCESupplier.java 993 2022-01-19 22:26:20Z tquadrat $" )
051@API( status = STABLE, since = "0.0.5" )
052public interface TCESupplier<T>
053{
054        /*---------*\
055    ====** Methods **==========================================================
056        \*---------*/
057    /**
058     *  Returns a result.
059     *
060     *  @return The result.
061     *  @throws Exception   Something went wrong.
062     */
063    @SuppressWarnings( "ProhibitedExceptionDeclared" )
064    public T get() throws Exception;
065}
066//  interface TCESupplier
067
068/*
069 *  End of File
070 */