001/*
002 * Copyright (C) 2011 The Guava Authors
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
005 * in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
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014
015package com.google.common.cache;
016
017import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
018
019/**
020 * Calculates the weights of cache entries.
021 *
022 * @author Charles Fry
023 * @since 11.0
024 */
025@GwtCompatible
026public interface Weigher<K, V> {
027
028  /**
029   * Returns the weight of a cache entry. There is no unit for entry weights; rather they are simply
030   * relative to each other.
031   *
032   * @return the weight of the entry; must be non-negative
033   */
034  int weigh(K key, V value);
035}