#region Apache License 2.0
/*
Nuclex .NET Framework
Copyright (C) 2002-2024 Markus Ewald / Nuclex Development Labs

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
#endregion // Apache License 2.0

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Nuclex.Support {

  /// <summary>Manages a globally shared instance of the given Type</summary>
  /// <typeparam name="TShared">
  ///   Type of which a globally shared instance will be provided
  /// </typeparam>
  public static class Shared<TShared> where TShared : new() {

    /// <summary>Returns the global instance of the class</summary>
    [Obsolete("Avoid singletons at all costs. Consider a dependency injector instead.")]
    public static TShared Instance {
      [DebuggerStepThrough]
      get { return instance; }
    }

    /// <summary>Stored the globally shared instance</summary>
    private static readonly TShared instance = new TShared();

  }

} // namespace Nuclex.Support