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20 package org.apache.mina.util;
21
22 /**
23 * An abstract class which provides semantics for an object which will be only
24 * fully initialized when requested to. It allows to avoid loosing time when
25 * early initializing unnecessary objects.
26 *
27 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
28 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
29 * @since MINA 2.0.0-M2
30 */
31 public abstract class LazyInitializer<V> {
32
33 /**
34 * The value that results on the {@link #init()} call. If null,
35 * it means that the value has not been initialized yet.
36 */
37 private V value;
38
39 /**
40 * Initializes the value.
41 *
42 * @return the initialized value
43 */
44 public abstract V init();
45
46 /**
47 * Returns the value resulting from the initialization.
48 * @return the initialized value
49 */
50 public V get() {
51 if (value == null) {
52 value = init();
53 }
54
55 return value;
56 }
57 }