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016package de.cuioss.test.generator.internal.net.java.quickcheck;
017
018/**
019 * Any generator keeping state information has to implemet this interface.
020 *
021 * @param <T> type of the generated instance
022 */
023public interface StatefulGenerator<T> extends Generator<T> {
024
025    /**
026     * Resets the state of the generator to the state it had immediately after
027     * construction.
028     * <p>
029     * Makes a heavy weight generator reusable.
030     */
031    void reset();
032}