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package io.spine.value;

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Objects;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

/**
 * An abstract base for value holder objects.
 *
 * @param <T> a type of value enclosed in the holder
 * @author Alexander Yevsyukov
 */
public abstract class ValueHolder<T extends Serializable> implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
    private final T value;

    protected ValueHolder(T value) {
        this.value = checkNotNull(value);
    }

    /** Returns the stored value. */
    protected T value() {
        return this.value;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return Objects.hash(value);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }

        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        ValueHolder other = (ValueHolder) obj;
        return Objects.equals(this.value, other.value);
    }
}

@@ -1246,27 +1246,52 @@
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-value holder object
+objects that hold %7B@code Serializable%7D value
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