| // Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation |
| // |
| // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
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| // |
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| |
| package org.apache.tapestry.services.impl; |
| |
| import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for an object that can provide a second, target object. This encapsulates the process |
| * of obtaining the target object (which is presumably expensive) so that the operation can be |
| * deferred or even avoided. |
| * |
| * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship |
| * @since 4.0 |
| * @see org.apache.tapestry.services.impl.DeferredObjectTranslator |
| */ |
| public interface DeferredObject extends Locatable |
| { |
| /** |
| * Returns the target object. The caller is expected to cache the result, if appropriate. |
| */ |
| Object getObject(); |
| |
| } |