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017package de.cuioss.test.generator.internal.net.java.quickcheck;
018
019/**
020 * A generator creates instances of type T supposed to be checked against a
021 * {@link Characteristic} specification.
022 *
023 * @param <T> type of generated instances
024 */
025public interface Generator<T> {
026
027    /**
028     * Generates the next instance.
029     *
030     * @return a newly created instance
031     */
032    T next();
033}