public interface Instance
A supplier of instances of objects.
  • Method Details

    • singleton

      static <T> Supplier<T> singleton(T instance)
      Create a Supplier that supplies a singleton.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of instance supplied
      Parameters:
      instance - the singleton instance to supply
      Returns:
      the singleton instance
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the instance parameter is null
    • singleton

      static <T> Supplier<T> singleton(Class<T> cls)
      Create an Supplier that supplies a singleton of the specified Class.

      The Class provided must have a no-args default constructor.

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of instance supplied
      Parameters:
      cls - the Class of the singleton instance to supply
      Returns:
      the singleton instance of the specified Class
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the class is null
    • create

      static <T> Supplier<T> create(Class<T> cls)
      Create an Supplier that supplies a new instances of the specified Class.

      The Class provided must have a no-args default constructor.

      A new instance of the specified Class is created for every call to Supplier.get().

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of instance supplied
      Parameters:
      cls - the Class of the singleton instance to supply
      Returns:
      the singleton instance of the specified Class
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if the class is null