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 006 * 007 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 008 * 009 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License 010 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express 011 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under 012 * the License. 013 */ 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 com.google.errorprone.annotations.CompatibleWith; 022import java.util.Map; 023import java.util.concurrent.Callable; 024import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap; 025import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException; 026import javax.annotation.Nullable; 027 028/** 029 * A semi-persistent mapping from keys to values. Cache entries are manually added using 030 * {@link #get(Object, Callable)} or {@link #put(Object, Object)}, and are stored in the cache until 031 * either evicted or manually invalidated. The common way to build instances is using 032 * {@link CacheBuilder}. 033 * 034 * <p>Implementations of this interface are expected to be thread-safe, and can be safely accessed 035 * by multiple concurrent threads. 036 * 037 * @author Charles Fry 038 * @since 10.0 039 */ 040@GwtCompatible 041public interface Cache<K, V> { 042 043 /** 044 * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, or {@code null} if there is no 045 * cached value for {@code key}. 046 * 047 * @since 11.0 048 */ 049 @Nullable 050 V getIfPresent(@CompatibleWith("K") Object key); 051 052 /** 053 * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, obtaining that value from {@code 054 * loader} if necessary. The method improves upon the conventional "if cached, return; otherwise 055 * create, cache and return" pattern. For further improvements, use {@link LoadingCache} and its 056 * {@link LoadingCache#get(Object) get(K)} method instead of this one. 057 * 058 * <p>Among the improvements that this method and {@code LoadingCache.get(K)} both provide are: 059 * 060 * <ul> 061 * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#get(Object) awaiting the result of a pending load} rather than 062 * starting a redundant one 063 * <li>eliminating the error-prone caching boilerplate 064 * <li>tracking load {@linkplain #stats statistics} 065 * </ul> 066 * 067 * <p>Among the further improvements that {@code LoadingCache} can provide but this method cannot: 068 * 069 * <ul> 070 * <li>consolidation of the loader logic to {@linkplain CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader) a single 071 * authoritative location} 072 * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#refresh refreshing of entries}, including {@linkplain 073 * CacheBuilder#refreshAfterWrite automated refreshing} 074 * <li>{@linkplain LoadingCache#getAll bulk loading requests}, including {@linkplain 075 * CacheLoader#loadAll bulk loading implementations} 076 * </ul> 077 * 078 * <p><b>Warning:</b> For any given key, every {@code loader} used with it should compute the same 079 * value. Otherwise, a call that passes one {@code loader} may return the result of another call 080 * with a differently behaving {@code loader}. For example, a call that requests a short timeout 081 * for an RPC may wait for a similar call that requests a long timeout, or a call by an 082 * unprivileged user may return a resource accessible only to a privileged user making a similar 083 * call. To prevent this problem, create a key object that includes all values that affect the 084 * result of the query. Or use {@code LoadingCache.get(K)}, which lacks the ability to refer to 085 * state other than that in the key. 086 * 087 * <p><b>Warning:</b> as with {@link CacheLoader#load}, {@code loader} <b>must not</b> return 088 * {@code null}; it may either return a non-null value or throw an exception. 089 * 090 * <p>No observable state associated with this cache is modified until loading completes. 091 * 092 * @throws ExecutionException if a checked exception was thrown while loading the value 093 * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an unchecked exception was thrown while loading the 094 * value 095 * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value 096 * 097 * @since 11.0 098 */ 099 V get(K key, Callable<? extends V> loader) throws ExecutionException; 100 101 /** 102 * Returns a map of the values associated with {@code keys} in this cache. The returned map will 103 * only contain entries which are already present in the cache. 104 * 105 * @since 11.0 106 */ 107 ImmutableMap<K, V> getAllPresent(Iterable<?> keys); 108 109 /** 110 * Associates {@code value} with {@code key} in this cache. If the cache previously contained a 111 * value associated with {@code key}, the old value is replaced by {@code value}. 112 * 113 * <p>Prefer {@link #get(Object, Callable)} when using the conventional "if cached, return; 114 * otherwise create, cache and return" pattern. 115 * 116 * @since 11.0 117 */ 118 void put(K key, V value); 119 120 /** 121 * Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to the cache. The effect of this call is 122 * equivalent to that of calling {@code put(k, v)} on this map once for each mapping from key 123 * {@code k} to value {@code v} in the specified map. The behavior of this operation is undefined 124 * if the specified map is modified while the operation is in progress. 125 * 126 * @since 12.0 127 */ 128 void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m); 129 130 /** 131 * Discards any cached value for key {@code key}. 132 */ 133 void invalidate(@CompatibleWith("K") Object key); 134 135 /** 136 * Discards any cached values for keys {@code keys}. 137 * 138 * @since 11.0 139 */ 140 void invalidateAll(Iterable<?> keys); 141 142 /** 143 * Discards all entries in the cache. 144 */ 145 void invalidateAll(); 146 147 /** 148 * Returns the approximate number of entries in this cache. 149 */ 150 long size(); 151 152 /** 153 * Returns a current snapshot of this cache's cumulative statistics, or a set of default values if 154 * the cache is not recording statistics. All statistics begin at zero and never decrease over the 155 * lifetime of the cache. 156 * 157 * <p><b>Warning:</b> this cache may not be recording statistical data. For example, a cache 158 * created using {@link CacheBuilder} only does so if the {@link CacheBuilder#recordStats} method 159 * was called. If statistics are not being recorded, a {@code CacheStats} instance with zero for 160 * all values is returned. 161 * 162 */ 163 CacheStats stats(); 164 165 /** 166 * Returns a view of the entries stored in this cache as a thread-safe map. Modifications made to 167 * the map directly affect the cache. 168 * 169 * <p>Iterators from the returned map are at least <i>weakly consistent</i>: they are safe for 170 * concurrent use, but if the cache is modified (including by eviction) after the iterator is 171 * created, it is undefined which of the changes (if any) will be reflected in that iterator. 172 * 173 * <p><b>Warning to users of Java 8+:</b> do not call any of the new <i>default methods</i> that 174 * have been newly added to {@link ConcurrentMap}! These are marked with "Since: 1.8" in the 175 * {@code ConcurrentMap} documentation. They will not function correctly and it is impossible for 176 * Guava to fix them until Guava is ready to <i>require</i> Java 8 for all users. 177 */ 178 ConcurrentMap<K, V> asMap(); 179 180 /** 181 * Performs any pending maintenance operations needed by the cache. Exactly which activities are 182 * performed -- if any -- is implementation-dependent. 183 */ 184 void cleanUp(); 185}