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014package org.microbean.bean;
015
016/**
017 * A supplier of {@link References} objects.
018 *
019 * @author <a href="https://about.me/lairdnelson" target="_top">Laird Nelson</a>
020 *
021 * @see #references(AttributedType)
022 *
023 * @see References
024 */
025public interface ReferencesSelector {
026
027  /**
028   * Returns a {@link References} capable of locating contextual references of the relevant type.
029   *
030   * @param <S> the contextual reference type
031   *
032   * @param t an {@link AttributedType} describing the contextual reference type; must not be {@code null}
033   *
034   * @return a non-{@code null} {@link References}
035   *
036   * @exception NullPointerException if {@code t} is {@code null}
037   *
038   * @see References
039   */
040  public <S> References<S> references(final AttributedType t);
041
042}