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package io.reactivex.rxjava3.core;

import io.reactivex.rxjava3.annotations.NonNull;

/**
 * Represents a basic {@link Maybe} source base interface,
 * consumable via an {@link MaybeObserver}.
 * <p>
 * This class also serves the base type for custom operators wrapped into
 * Maybe via {@link Maybe#create(MaybeOnSubscribe)}.
 *
 * @param <T> the element type
 * @since 2.0
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface MaybeSource<@NonNull T> {

    /**
     * Subscribes the given {@link MaybeObserver} to this {@link MaybeSource} instance.
     * @param observer the {@code MaybeObserver}, not {@code null}
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code observer} is {@code null}
     */
    void subscribe(@NonNull MaybeObserver<? super T> observer);
}
