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package io.reactivex.rxjava4.operators;

import io.reactivex.rxjava4.annotations.NonNull;
import io.reactivex.rxjava4.functions.Supplier;

/**
 * A marker interface indicating that a scalar, constant value
 * is held by the implementing reactive type which can be
 * safely extracted during assembly time can be used for
 * optimization.
 * <p>
 * Implementors of {@link #get()} should not throw any exception.
 * <p>
 * Design note: the interface extends {@link Supplier} because if a scalar
 * is safe to extract during assembly time, it is also safe to extract at
 * subscription time or later. This allows optimizations to deal with such
 * single-element sources uniformly.
 * <p>
 * @param <T> the scalar value type held by the implementing reactive type
 * @since 3.1.1
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface ScalarSupplier<@NonNull T> extends Supplier<T> {

    // overridden to remove the throws Throwable
    @Override
    T get();
}
