tapestry-ioc/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/ObjectCreator.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;

/**
 * Interface used to encapsulate any strategy used defer the creation of some object until just as needed.
 */
public interface ObjectCreator
{
    /**
     * Create and return the object.  In some limited circumstances, the implementation may cache the result, returning
     * the same object for repeated calls.
     */
    Object createObject();
}