2 * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
4 * ================================================================================
5 * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
7 * ================================================================================
8 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
9 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
10 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
12 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
14 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
15 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
16 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
17 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
18 * limitations under the License.
19 * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
24 package org.openecomp.appc.pool;
26 import java.io.Closeable;
29 * This interface is used to supply an object that will be called by the pool manager whenever a new widget must be
32 * The generic type that we are caching.
35 public interface Allocator<T extends Closeable> {
38 * Allocate an object of type <T> and return it to the pool
41 * The pool that the object is to be allocated to
42 * @return An object of type T
44 T allocate(Pool<T> pool);