ScalarCallable.java

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package io.reactivex.internal.fuseable;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

/**
 * 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 #call()} should not throw any exception.
 * <p>
 * Design note: the interface extends {@link Callable} 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
 */
public interface ScalarCallable<T> extends Callable<T> {

    // overridden to remove the throws Exception
    @Override
    T call();
}