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27 package org.onap.appc.pool;
29 import java.io.Closeable;
32 * This interface is used to supply an object that will be called by the pool manager whenever a new widget must be
35 * The generic type that we are caching.
38 public interface Allocator<T extends Closeable> {
41 * Allocate an object of type <T> and return it to the pool
44 * The pool that the object is to be allocated to
45 * @return An object of type T
47 T allocate(Pool<T> pool);