001/* 002 * Configurate 003 * Copyright (C) zml and Configurate contributors 004 * 005 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 006 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 007 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 008 * 009 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 010 * 011 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 012 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 013 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 014 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 015 * limitations under the License. 016 */ 017package org.spongepowered.configurate.util; 018 019import java.util.Map; 020 021/** 022 * A factory which creates thread-safe map instances. 023 * 024 * @since 4.0.0 025 */ 026@FunctionalInterface 027public interface MapFactory { 028 029 /** 030 * Create a new map instance for the given types. 031 * 032 * @param <K> key type 033 * @param <V> value type 034 * @return a new map instance 035 * @since 4.0.0 036 */ 037 <K, V> Map<K, V> create(); 038 039}