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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.proxy;
019    
020    /**
021     * Provides an object to a delegating proxy.
022     *
023     * @author James Carman
024     * @since 1.0
025     */
026    public interface ObjectProvider
027    {
028    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
029    // Other Methods
030    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
031    
032        /**
033         * Returns an object.  Implementing classes should throw a
034         * {@link org.apache.commons.proxy.exception.ObjectProviderException} if any problems arise while
035         * constructing/finding the object.
036         *
037         * @return the object on which the method should be called
038         */
039        public Object getObject();
040    }
041