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014
015package com.google.common.cache;
016
017import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
018import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
019import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError;
020import com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException;
021import java.util.Map;
022import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
023import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
024import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
025import javax.annotation.Nullable;
026
027/**
028 * A semi-persistent mapping from keys to values. Cache entries are manually added using
029 * {@link #get(Object, Callable)} or {@link #put(Object, Object)}, and are stored in the cache until
030 * either evicted or manually invalidated. The common way to build instances is using
031 * {@link CacheBuilder}.
032 *
033 * <p>Implementations of this interface are expected to be thread-safe, and can be safely accessed
034 * by multiple concurrent threads.
035 *
036 * @author Charles Fry
037 * @since 10.0
038 */
039@GwtCompatible
040public interface Cache<K, V> {
041
042  /**
043   * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, or {@code null} if there is no
044   * cached value for {@code key}.
045   *
046   * @since 11.0
047   */
048  @Nullable
049  V getIfPresent(Object key);
050
051  /**
052   * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, obtaining that value from {@code
053   * loader} if necessary. The method improves upon the conventional "if cached, return; otherwise
054   * create, cache and return" pattern. For further improvements, use {@link LoadingCache} and its
055   * {@link LoadingCache#get(Object) get(K)} method instead of this one.
056   *
057   * <p>Among the improvements that this method and {@code LoadingCache.get(K)} both provide are:
058   *
059   * <ul>
060   * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#get(Object) awaiting the result of a pending load} rather than
061   *     starting a redundant one
062   * <li>eliminating the error-prone caching boilerplate
063   * <li>tracking load {@linkplain #stats statistics}
064   * </ul>
065   *
066   * <p>Among the further improvements that {@code LoadingCache} can provide but this method cannot:
067   *
068   * <ul>
069   * <li>consolidation of the loader logic to {@linkplain CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader) a single
070   *     authoritative location}
071   * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#refresh refreshing of entries}, including {@linkplain
072   *     CacheBuilder#refreshAfterWrite automated refreshing}
073   * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#getAll bulk loading requests}, including {@linkplain
074   *     CacheLoader#loadAll bulk loading implementations}
075   * </ul>
076   *
077   * <p><b>Warning:</b> For any given key, every {@code loader} used with it should compute the same
078   * value. Otherwise, a call that passes one {@code loader} may return the result of another call
079   * with a differently behaving {@code loader}. For example, a call that requests a short timeout
080   * for an RPC may wait for a similar call that requests a long timeout, or a call by an
081   * unprivileged user may return a resource accessible only to a privileged user making a similar
082   * call. To prevent this problem, create a key object that includes all values that affect the
083   * result of the query. Or use {@code LoadingCache.get(K)}, which lacks the ability to refer to
084   * state other than that in the key.
085   *
086   * <p><b>Warning:</b> as with {@link CacheLoader#load}, {@code loader} <b>must not</b> return
087   * {@code null}; it may either return a non-null value or throw an exception.
088   *
089   * <p>No observable state associated with this cache is modified until loading completes.
090   *
091   * @throws ExecutionException if a checked exception was thrown while loading the value
092   * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an unchecked exception was thrown while loading the
093   *     value
094   * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value
095   *
096   * @since 11.0
097   */
098  V get(K key, Callable<? extends V> loader) throws ExecutionException;
099
100  /**
101   * Returns a map of the values associated with {@code keys} in this cache. The returned map will
102   * only contain entries which are already present in the cache.
103   *
104   * @since 11.0
105   */
106  ImmutableMap<K, V> getAllPresent(Iterable<?> keys);
107
108  /**
109   * Associates {@code value} with {@code key} in this cache. If the cache previously contained a
110   * value associated with {@code key}, the old value is replaced by {@code value}.
111   *
112   * <p>Prefer {@link #get(Object, Callable)} when using the conventional "if cached, return;
113   * otherwise create, cache and return" pattern.
114   *
115   * @since 11.0
116   */
117  void put(K key, V value);
118
119  /**
120   * Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to the cache. The effect of this call is
121   * equivalent to that of calling {@code put(k, v)} on this map once for each mapping from key
122   * {@code k} to value {@code v} in the specified map. The behavior of this operation is undefined
123   * if the specified map is modified while the operation is in progress.
124   *
125   * @since 12.0
126   */
127  void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m);
128
129  /**
130   * Discards any cached value for key {@code key}.
131   */
132  void invalidate(Object key);
133
134  /**
135   * Discards any cached values for keys {@code keys}.
136   *
137   * @since 11.0
138   */
139  void invalidateAll(Iterable<?> keys);
140
141  /**
142   * Discards all entries in the cache.
143   */
144  void invalidateAll();
145
146  /**
147   * Returns the approximate number of entries in this cache.
148   */
149  long size();
150
151  /**
152   * Returns a current snapshot of this cache's cumulative statistics, or a set of default values if
153   * the cache is not recording statistics. All statistics begin at zero and never decrease over the
154   * lifetime of the cache.
155   *
156   * <p><b>Warning:</b> this cache may not be recording statistical data. For example, a cache
157   * created using {@link CacheBuilder} only does so if the {@link CacheBuilder#recordStats} method
158   * was called. If statistics are not being recorded, a {@code CacheStats} instance with zero for
159   * all values is returned.
160   *
161   */
162  CacheStats stats();
163
164  /**
165   * Returns a view of the entries stored in this cache as a thread-safe map. Modifications made to
166   * the map directly affect the cache.
167   *
168   * <p>Iterators from the returned map are at least <i>weakly consistent</i>: they are safe for
169   * concurrent use, but if the cache is modified (including by eviction) after the iterator is
170   * created, it is undefined which of the changes (if any) will be reflected in that iterator.
171   */
172  ConcurrentMap<K, V> asMap();
173
174  /**
175   * Performs any pending maintenance operations needed by the cache. Exactly which activities are
176   * performed -- if any -- is implementation-dependent.
177   */
178  void cleanUp();
179}