Coverage Report - org.apache.tapestry.services.impl.DeferredObject
 
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DeferredObject
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 // Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation
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 //
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 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 // You may obtain a copy of the License at
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 //
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 //     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 //
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 // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 // limitations under the License.
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 package org.apache.tapestry.services.impl;
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 import org.apache.hivemind.Locatable;
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 /**
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  * Interface for an object that can provide a second, target object. This encapsulates the process
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  * of obtaining the target object (which is presumably expensive) so that the operation can be
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  * deferred or even avoided.
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  * 
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  * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
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  * @since 4.0
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  * @see org.apache.tapestry.services.impl.DeferredObjectTranslator
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  */
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 public interface DeferredObject extends Locatable
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 {
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     /**
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      * Returns the target object. The caller is expected to cache the result, if appropriate.
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      */
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     Object getObject();
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 }