62 lines
1.6 KiB
Java
62 lines
1.6 KiB
Java
/*
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* Copyright (C) 2010 Google Inc.
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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package org.mcteam.factions.gson;
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/**
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* Defines generic cache interface.
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*
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* @author Inderjeet Singh
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* @author Joel Leitch
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*/
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interface Cache<K, V> {
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/**
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* Adds the new value object into the cache for the given key. If the key already
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* exists, then this method will override the value for the key.
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*
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* @param key the key identifier for the {@code value} object
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* @param value the value object to store in the cache
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*/
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void addElement(K key, V value);
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/**
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* Retrieve the cached value for the given {@code key}.
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*
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* @param key the key identifying the value
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* @return the cached value for the given {@code key}
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*/
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V getElement(K key);
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/**
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* Removes the value from the cache for the given key.
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*
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* @param key the key identifying the value to remove
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* @return the value for the given {@code key}
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*/
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V removeElement(K key);
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/**
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* Removes everything from this cache.
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*/
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void clear();
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/**
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* @return the number of objects in this cache
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*/
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int size();
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}
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