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 org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.compatqual.NullableDecl; 027 028/** 029 * A semi-persistent mapping from keys to values. Cache entries are manually added using {@link 030 * #get(Object, Callable)} or {@link #put(Object, Object)}, and are stored in the cache until either 031 * evicted or manually invalidated. The common way to build instances is using {@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 @NullableDecl 049 V getIfPresent(@CompatibleWith("K") 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 * @since 11.0 096 */ 097 V get(K key, Callable<? extends V> loader) throws ExecutionException; 098 099 /** 100 * Returns a map of the values associated with {@code keys} in this cache. The returned map will 101 * only contain entries which are already present in the cache. 102 * 103 * @since 11.0 104 */ 105 ImmutableMap<K, V> getAllPresent(Iterable<?> keys); 106 107 /** 108 * Associates {@code value} with {@code key} in this cache. If the cache previously contained a 109 * value associated with {@code key}, the old value is replaced by {@code value}. 110 * 111 * <p>Prefer {@link #get(Object, Callable)} when using the conventional "if cached, return; 112 * otherwise create, cache and return" pattern. 113 * 114 * @since 11.0 115 */ 116 void put(K key, V value); 117 118 /** 119 * Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to the cache. The effect of this call is 120 * equivalent to that of calling {@code put(k, v)} on this map once for each mapping from key 121 * {@code k} to value {@code v} in the specified map. The behavior of this operation is undefined 122 * if the specified map is modified while the operation is in progress. 123 * 124 * @since 12.0 125 */ 126 void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m); 127 128 /** Discards any cached value for key {@code key}. */ 129 void invalidate(@CompatibleWith("K") Object key); 130 131 /** 132 * Discards any cached values for keys {@code keys}. 133 * 134 * @since 11.0 135 */ 136 void invalidateAll(Iterable<?> keys); 137 138 /** Discards all entries in the cache. */ 139 void invalidateAll(); 140 141 /** Returns the approximate number of entries in this cache. */ 142 long size(); 143 144 /** 145 * Returns a current snapshot of this cache's cumulative statistics, or a set of default values if 146 * the cache is not recording statistics. All statistics begin at zero and never decrease over the 147 * lifetime of the cache. 148 * 149 * <p><b>Warning:</b> this cache may not be recording statistical data. For example, a cache 150 * created using {@link CacheBuilder} only does so if the {@link CacheBuilder#recordStats} method 151 * was called. If statistics are not being recorded, a {@code CacheStats} instance with zero for 152 * all values is returned. 153 * 154 */ 155 CacheStats stats(); 156 157 /** 158 * Returns a view of the entries stored in this cache as a thread-safe map. Modifications made to 159 * the map directly affect the cache. 160 * 161 * <p>Iterators from the returned map are at least <i>weakly consistent</i>: they are safe for 162 * concurrent use, but if the cache is modified (including by eviction) after the iterator is 163 * created, it is undefined which of the changes (if any) will be reflected in that iterator. 164 * 165 * <p><b>Warning to users of Java 8+:</b> do not call any of the new <i>default methods</i> that 166 * have been newly added to {@link ConcurrentMap}! These are marked with "Since: 1.8" in the 167 * {@code ConcurrentMap} documentation. They will not function correctly and it is impossible for 168 * Guava to fix them until Guava is ready to <i>require</i> Java 8 for all users. 169 */ 170 ConcurrentMap<K, V> asMap(); 171 172 /** 173 * Performs any pending maintenance operations needed by the cache. Exactly which activities are 174 * performed -- if any -- is implementation-dependent. 175 */ 176 void cleanUp(); 177}