01: /* uDig - User Friendly Desktop Internet GIS client
02: * http://udig.refractions.net
03: * (C) 2004, Refractions Research Inc.
04: *
05: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
06: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
07: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
08: * version 2.1 of the License.
09: *
10: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14: */
15: package net.refractions.udig.core;
16:
17: import java.io.IOException;
18:
19: import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
20:
21: /**
22: * A generic interface for object that can be asked for a
23: * type of object.
24: *
25: * <p>
26: * Example:
27: * A draw point object requires a point to draw. However a different object is responsible
28: * for generating those points. That object could implement the Provider<Point> interface
29: * </p>
30: *
31: * @author jones
32: * @since 1.1.0
33: */
34: public interface IBlockingProvider<T> {
35: T get(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws IOException;
36: }
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