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   Library: iMSTK-Unity

   Copyright (c) Kitware, Inc. 

   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

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using UnityEngine;

namespace ImstkUnity
{
    // Simple singleton class as per https://blog.yarsalabs.com/using-singletons-in-unity/
    // More powerful version is https://gist.github.com/rickyah/271e3aa31ff8079365bc
    public class Singleton<T> : MonoBehaviour where T : MonoBehaviour
    {
        private static T _instance;
        public static T Instance()
        {
            if (_instance == null)
            {
                _instance = FindObjectOfType<T>();
                if (_instance == null)
                {
                    _instance = new GameObject(typeof(T).Name).AddComponent<T>();
                }
            }
            else if (_instance != FindObjectOfType<T>())
            {
                Destroy(FindObjectOfType<T>());
            }
            // Need to check if this is necessary
            // DontDestroyOnLoad(_instance.gameObject);
            return _instance;
        }
    }
}