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package org.apache.commons.io.function;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
import java.util.function.Supplier;

/**
 * Like {@link Supplier} but throws {@link IOException}.
 *
 * @param <T> the return type of the operations.
 * @since 2.7
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface IOSupplier<T> {

    /**
     * Creates a {@link Supplier} for this instance that throws {@link UncheckedIOException} instead of {@link IOException}.
     *
     * @return an UncheckedIOException Supplier.
     * @since 2.12.0
     */
    default Supplier<T> asSupplier() {
        return () -> Uncheck.get(this);
    }

    /**
     * Gets a result.
     *
     * @return a result
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
     */
    T get() throws IOException;
}
