content: /*
   *  ProtocolLib - Bukkit server library that allows access to the Minecraft protocol.
   *  Copyright (C) 2012 Kristian S. Stangeland
   *
   *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the 
   *  GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
   *  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   *
   *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
   *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
   *  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; 
   *  if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 
   *  02111-1307 USA
   */
  
  package com.comphenix.protocol.reflect.instances;
  
  import javax.annotation.Nullable;
  
  /**
   * Represents a type generator for specific types.
   * 
   * @author Kristian
   */
  public interface InstanceProvider {
  	/**
  	 * Create an instance given a type, if possible.
  	 * @param type - type to create.
  	 * @return The instance, or NULL if the type cannot be created.
  	 * @throws NotConstructableException Thrown to indicate that this type cannot or should never be constructed.
  	 */
  	public abstract Object create(@Nullable Class<?> type);
  }
  