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This recent Stack Overflow question by Yahor has intrigued me: How to ensure at Java 8 compile time that a method signature “implements” a functional interface. It’s a very good question. Let’s assume the following nominal type: @FunctionalInterface interface LongHasher { int hash(long x); } The type imposes a crystal clear contract. Implementors must provide ...