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016package de.cuioss.test.generator.internal.net.java.quickcheck;
017
018/**
019 * A generator creates instances of type T supposed to be checked against a
020 * {@link Characteristic} specification.
021 *
022 * @param <T> type of generated instances
023 */
024public interface Generator<T> {
025
026    /**
027     * Generates the next instance.
028     *
029     * @return a newly created instance
030     */
031    T next();
032}