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package io.micrometer.core.instrument;

import io.micrometer.core.lang.Nullable;

import java.util.function.ToDoubleFunction;

/**
 * @param <T> The type of object from which the gauge's instantaneous value is determined.
 * @since 1.1.0
 */
class StrongReferenceGaugeFunction<T> implements ToDoubleFunction<T> {
    /**
     * Holding a reference to obj inside of this function effectively prevents it from being
     * garbage collected. Implementors of {@link Gauge} can then assume that they should hold
     * {@code obj} as a weak reference.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("FieldCanBeLocal")
    private final Object obj;

    private final ToDoubleFunction<T> f;

    StrongReferenceGaugeFunction(@Nullable T obj, ToDoubleFunction<T> f) {
        this.obj = obj == null ? new Object() : obj;
        this.f = f;
    }

    @Override
    public double applyAsDouble(T value) {
        return f.applyAsDouble(value);
    }
}
@@ -1162,17 +1162,120 @@
 .%0A     *
-/
+ %3Cp%3E%0A     * If obj is %7B@code null%7D initially then this gauge will not be reported.%0A     */%0A    @Nullable
 %0A    @Su
@@ -1478,37 +1478,8 @@
 bj =
- obj == null ? new Object() :
  obj

Remove Object creation in StrongReferenceGaugeFunction (fixes #968)