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package org.apache.tapestry5.services;
/**
* Provides efficient, cached access to an environmental object.
*
* @param <T>
* @see org.apache.tapestry5.services.Environment#getAccess(Class)
* @since 5.0.19
* @deprecated No longer gives a performance advantage due to pool-less pages
*/
public interface EnvironmentalAccess<T>
{
/**
* Peeks at the current top of the configured type's stack.
*
* @return current value of type, or null.
*/
T peek();
/**
* Peeks at the current top of the configured type's stack.
*
* @return the current value
* @throws RuntimeException if no environmental of that type has been added
*/
T peekRequired();
}