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package com.google.devtools.common.options;

/**
 * A read-only interface for options parser results, which only allows to query the options of
 * a specific class, but not e.g. the residue any other information pertaining to the command line.
 */
public interface OptionsClassProvider {
  /**
   * Returns the options instance for the given {@code optionsClass}, that is,
   * the parsed options, or null if it is not among those available.
   *
   * <p>The returned options should be treated by library code as immutable and
   * a provider is permitted to return the same options instance multiple times.
   */
  <O extends OptionsBase> O getOptions(Class<O> optionsClass);
}