001/*
002 * JDrupes Builder
003 * Copyright (C) 2026 Michael N. Lipp
004 * 
005 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
006 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
007 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
008 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
009 *
010 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
013 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
014 *
015 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
016 * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
017 */
018
019package org.jdrupes.builder.api;
020
021/// A resource that has no physical representation. Resources of this
022/// type are created once for each build and have the timestamp of
023/// their creation.
024///
025public interface VirtualResource extends Resource {
026
027    /// Creates a new virtual resource.
028    ///
029    /// @return the virtual resource
030    ///
031    static VirtualResource create() {
032        return ResourceFactory.create(new ResourceType<>() {});
033    }
034}