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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019, Matthias Sohn <matthias.sohn@sap.com> and others
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+package org.eclipse.jgit.util;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for object references
+ *
+ * @since 5.4
+ */
+public interface References {
+
+	/**
+	 * Compare two references
+	 *
+	 * @param <T>
+	 *            type of the references
+	 * @param ref1
+	 *            first reference
+	 * @param ref2
+	 *            second reference
+	 * @return {@code true} if both references refer to the same object
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("ReferenceEquality")
+	public static <T> boolean isSameObject(T ref1, T ref2) {
+		return ref1 == ref2;
+	}
+}