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package org.apache.giraph.utils;

import java.util.Collections;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Singleton class for empty iterables.
 *
 * @param <T> Element type
 */
public class EmptyIterable<T> implements Iterable<T> {
  /** Singleton empty iterable */
  private static final EmptyIterable EMPTY_ITERABLE = new EmptyIterable();

  /**
   * Get the singleton empty iterable
   *
   * @param <T> Element type
   * @return Singleton empty iterable
   */
  public static <T> Iterable<T> get() {
    return (Iterable<T>) EMPTY_ITERABLE;
  }

  @Override
  public Iterator<T> iterator() {
    return Collections.emptyIterator();
  }
}