platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Computable.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.util;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 *  @author dsl
 */
public interface Computable <T> {

  T compute();

  class PredefinedValueComputable<T> implements Computable<T> {

    private final T myValue;

    public PredefinedValueComputable(@Nullable T value) {
      myValue = value;
    }

    @Override
    public T compute() {
      return myValue;
    }
  }

  abstract class NotNullCachedComputable<T> implements Computable<T> {
    private T myValue;

    @NotNull
    protected abstract T internalCompute();

    @NotNull
    @Override
    public final T compute() {
      if (myValue == null) {
        myValue = internalCompute();
      }
      return myValue;
    }
  }

  abstract class NullableCachedComputable<T> implements Computable<T> {
    private static final Object NULL_VALUE = new Object();
    private Object myValue;

    @Nullable
    protected abstract T internalCompute();

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public final T compute() {
      if (myValue == null) {
        final T value = internalCompute();
        myValue = value != null ? value : NULL_VALUE;
      }
      return myValue != NULL_VALUE ? (T)myValue : null;
    }
  }
}