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 *
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 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 */

package org.glassfish.pfl.basic.func ;

public interface NullaryFunction<T> {
    public T evaluate() ;

    public class Factory {
	private Factory() {}

	public static <T> NullaryFunction<T> makeConstant( final T value ) {
	    return new NullaryFunction() {
                @Override
		public T evaluate() {
		    return value ;
		}
	    } ;
	}

	public static <T> NullaryFunction<T> makeFuture(
	    final NullaryFunction<T> closure ) {
	    return new NullaryFunction() {
		private boolean evaluated = false ;
		private T value ;

                @Override
		public synchronized T evaluate()
		{
		    if (!evaluated) {
			evaluated = true ;
			value = closure.evaluate() ;
		    }

		    return value ;
		}
	    } ;
	}
    }
}