Initializer.java

/*
 * *************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * TheseFoolishThings: Miscellaneous utilities
 * http://tidalwave.it/projects/thesefoolishthings
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 */
package it.tidalwave.util;

import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.io.Serializable;

/***************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.draft
 *
 **************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Initializer<T>
  {
    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * @param object    an argument
     * @return          the argument
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    public T initialize (@Nonnull T object);

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * @param <T>       the static type
     * @return          an empty initializer
     * @since           3.2-ALPHA-2
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public static <T> Initializer<T> empty()
      {
        return new EmptyInitializer<>();
      }

    /***********************************************************************************************************************************************************
     * 
     **********************************************************************************************************************************************************/
    static final class EmptyInitializer<K> implements Initializer<K>, Serializable
      {
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 6039459583930596L;

        @Override @Nonnull
        public K initialize (@Nonnull final K entity)
          {
            return entity;
          }
      }
  }