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017
018package org.apache.commons.io.function;
019
020import java.io.IOException;
021import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
022import java.util.function.Supplier;
023
024/**
025 * Like {@link Supplier} but throws {@link IOException}.
026 *
027 * @param <T> the return type of the operations.
028 * @since 2.7
029 */
030@FunctionalInterface
031public interface IOSupplier<T> {
032
033    /**
034     * Creates a {@link Supplier} for this instance that throws {@link UncheckedIOException} instead of {@link IOException}.
035     *
036     * @return an UncheckedIOException Supplier.
037     * @since 2.12.0
038     */
039    default Supplier<T> asSupplier() {
040        return () -> Uncheck.get(this);
041    }
042
043    /**
044     * Gets a result.
045     *
046     * @return a result
047     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
048     */
049    T get() throws IOException;
050}