-/*
- * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package io.atomix.utils;
-
-/**
- * Object builder.
- * <p>
- * This is a base interface for building objects in Catalyst.
- *
- * @param <T> type to build
- */
-public interface Builder<T> {
-
- /**
- * Builds the object.
- * <p>
- * The returned object may be a new instance of the built class or a recycled instance, depending on the semantics
- * of the builder implementation. Users should never assume that a builder allocates a new instance.
- *
- * @return The built object.
- */
- T build();
-
-}