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16 package dagger.producers;
17 
18 import dagger.internal.Beta;
19 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
20 
21 /**
22  * An interface that represents the production of a type {@code T}. You can also inject
23  * {@code Producer<T>} instead of {@code T}, which will delay the execution of any code that
24  * produces the {@code T} until {@link #get} is called.
25  *
26  * <p>For example, you might inject {@code Producer} to lazily choose between several different
27  * implementations of some type: <pre><code>
28  *   {@literal @Produces ListenableFuture<Heater>} getHeater(
29  *       HeaterFlag flag,
30  *       {@literal @Electric Producer<Heater>} electricHeater,
31  *       {@literal @Gas Producer<Heater>} gasHeater) {
32  *     return flag.useElectricHeater() ? electricHeater.get() : gasHeater.get();
33  *   }
34  * </code></pre>
35  *
36  * <p>Here is a complete example that demonstrates how calling {@code get()} will cause each
37  * method to be executed: <pre><code>
38  *
39  *   {@literal @}ProducerModule
40  *   final class MyModule {
41  *     {@literal @Produces ListenableFuture<A>} a() {
42  *       System.out.println("a");
43  *       return Futures.immediateFuture(new A());
44  *     }
45  *
46  *     {@literal @Produces ListenableFuture<B>} b(A a) {
47  *       System.out.println("b");
48  *       return Futures.immediateFuture(new B(a));
49  *     }
50  *
51  *     {@literal @Produces ListenableFuture<C>} c(B b) {
52  *       System.out.println("c");
53  *       return Futures.immediateFuture(new C(b));
54  *     }
55  *
56  *     {@literal @Produces @Delayed ListenableFuture<C>} delayedC(A a, {@literal Producer<C>} c) {
57  *       System.out.println("delayed c");
58  *       return c.get();
59  *     }
60  *   }
61  *
62  *   {@literal @}ProductionComponent(modules = MyModule.class)
63  *   interface MyComponent {
64  *     {@literal @Delayed ListenableFuture<C>} delayedC();
65  *   }
66  * </code></pre>
67  * Suppose we instantiate the generated implementation of this component and call
68  * {@code delayedC()}: <pre><code>
69  *   MyComponent component = DaggerMyComponent
70  *       .builder()
71  *       .executor(MoreExecutors.directExecutor())
72  *       .build();
73  *   System.out.println("Constructed component");
74  *   {@literal ListenableFuture<C>} cFuture = component.delayedC();
75  *   System.out.println("Retrieved future");
76  *   C c = cFuture.get();
77  *   System.out.println("Retrieved c");
78  * </code></pre>
79  * Here, we're using {@code MoreExecutors.directExecutor} in order to illustrate how each call
80  * directly causes code to execute. The above code will print: <pre><code>
81  *   Constructed component
82  *   a
83  *   delayed c
84  *   b
85  *   c
86  *   Retrieved future
87  *   Retrieved c
88  * </code></pre>
89  *
90  * @author Jesse Beder
91  */
92 @Beta
93 public interface Producer<T> {
94   /**
95    * Returns a future representing a running task that produces a value. Calling this method will
96    * trigger the submission of this task to the executor, if it has not already been triggered. In
97    * order to trigger this task's submission, the transitive dependencies required to produce the
98    * {@code T} will be submitted to the executor, as their dependencies become available.
99    *
100    * <p>If the key is bound to a {@link Produces} method, then calling this method multiple times
101    * will return the same future.
102    */
get()103   ListenableFuture<T> get();
104 }
105