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/*
* #%L
* SciJava Common shared library for SciJava software.
* %%
* Copyright (C) 2009 - 2023 SciJava developers.
* %%
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
*
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* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
* this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
* and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
* LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
* CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
* SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
* CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
* ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
* #L%
*/
package org.scijava;
/**
* An interface declaring the ability to create objects.
*
* @param <T> The type of objects that can be created.
* @author Curtis Rueden
*/
public interface Instantiable<T> {
/**
* Gets the fully qualified name of the {@link Class} of the objects that can
* be created.
*/
String getClassName();
/**
* Loads the class corresponding to the objects that are created by
* {@link #createInstance()}.
* <p>
* Note that this class may not be precisely {@code T.class} but instead a
* subclass thereof.
* </p>
*
* @see org.scijava.plugin.PluginInfo for an example of an
* {@code Instantiable} type that typically instantiates objects of a
* subtype of {@code T} rather than {@code T} itself.
*/
Class<? extends T> loadClass() throws InstantiableException;
/** Creates an object. */
T createInstance() throws InstantiableException;
}