MaybeSource.java

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package io.reactivex;

/**
 * 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
 */
public interface MaybeSource<T> {

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