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017
018package org.apache.commons.lang3.function;
019
020import java.util.function.Consumer;
021import java.util.function.Function;
022
023/**
024 * Provides {@link Consumer} instances.
025 *
026 * @since 3.13.0
027 */
028public class Consumers {
029
030    /** NOP singleton. */
031    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
032    private static final Consumer NOP = Function.identity()::apply;
033
034    /**
035     * Gets the NOP Consumer singleton.
036     *
037     * @param <T> type type to consume.
038     * @return the NOP Consumer singleton..
039     */
040    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
041    public static <T> Consumer<T> nop() {
042        return NOP;
043    }
044
045    private Consumers() {
046        // No instances.
047    }
048
049}