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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.code;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Specialized type of QCodeReference that takes a lambda function object.
+ **
+ ** Originally intended for more concise setup of backend steps in tests - but,
+ ** may be generally useful.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QCodeReferenceLambda<T> extends QCodeReference
+{
+   private final T lambda;
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public QCodeReferenceLambda(T lambda)
+   {
+      this.lambda = lambda;
+      this.setCodeType(QCodeType.JAVA);
+      this.setName("[Lambda:" + lambda.toString() + "]");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for lambda
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public T getLambda()
+   {
+      return lambda;
+   }
+
+}