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016
017package com.google.common.collect;
018
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
020
021import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
022import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
023import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CompatibleWith;
024import com.google.errorprone.annotations.DoNotMock;
025import java.util.Collection;
026import java.util.List;
027import java.util.Map;
028import java.util.Map.Entry;
029import java.util.Set;
030import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
031import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
032
033/**
034 * A collection that maps keys to values, similar to {@link Map}, but in which each key may be
035 * associated with <i>multiple</i> values. You can visualize the contents of a multimap either as a
036 * map from keys to <i>nonempty</i> collections of values:
037 *
038 * <ul>
039 *   <li>a → 1, 2
040 *   <li>b → 3
041 * </ul>
042 *
043 * ... or as a single "flattened" collection of key-value pairs:
044 *
045 * <ul>
046 *   <li>a → 1
047 *   <li>a → 2
048 *   <li>b → 3
049 * </ul>
050 *
051 * <p><b>Important:</b> although the first interpretation resembles how most multimaps are
052 * <i>implemented</i>, the design of the {@code Multimap} API is based on the <i>second</i> form.
053 * So, using the multimap shown above as an example, the {@link #size} is {@code 3}, not {@code 2},
054 * and the {@link #values} collection is {@code [1, 2, 3]}, not {@code [[1, 2], [3]]}. For those
055 * times when the first style is more useful, use the multimap's {@link #asMap} view (or create a
056 * {@code Map<K, Collection<V>>} in the first place).
057 *
058 * <h3>Example</h3>
059 *
060 * <p>The following code:
061 *
062 * <pre>{@code
063 * ListMultimap<String, String> multimap = ArrayListMultimap.create();
064 * for (President pres : US_PRESIDENTS_IN_ORDER) {
065 *   multimap.put(pres.firstName(), pres.lastName());
066 * }
067 * for (String firstName : multimap.keySet()) {
068 *   List<String> lastNames = multimap.get(firstName);
069 *   out.println(firstName + ": " + lastNames);
070 * }
071 * }</pre>
072 *
073 * ... produces output such as:
074 *
075 * <pre>{@code
076 * Zachary: [Taylor]
077 * John: [Adams, Adams, Tyler, Kennedy]  // Remember, Quincy!
078 * George: [Washington, Bush, Bush]
079 * Grover: [Cleveland, Cleveland]        // Two, non-consecutive terms, rep'ing NJ!
080 * ...
081 * }</pre>
082 *
083 * <h3>Views</h3>
084 *
085 * <p>Much of the power of the multimap API comes from the <i>view collections</i> it provides.
086 * These always reflect the latest state of the multimap itself. When they support modification, the
087 * changes are <i>write-through</i> (they automatically update the backing multimap). These view
088 * collections are:
089 *
090 * <ul>
091 *   <li>{@link #asMap}, mentioned above
092 *   <li>{@link #keys}, {@link #keySet}, {@link #values}, {@link #entries}, which are similar to the
093 *       corresponding view collections of {@link Map}
094 *   <li>and, notably, even the collection returned by {@link #get get(key)} is an active view of
095 *       the values corresponding to {@code key}
096 * </ul>
097 *
098 * <p>The collections returned by the {@link #replaceValues replaceValues} and {@link #removeAll
099 * removeAll} methods, which contain values that have just been removed from the multimap, are
100 * naturally <i>not</i> views.
101 *
102 * <h3>Subinterfaces</h3>
103 *
104 * <p>Instead of using the {@code Multimap} interface directly, prefer the subinterfaces {@link
105 * ListMultimap} and {@link SetMultimap}. These take their names from the fact that the collections
106 * they return from {@code get} behave like (and, of course, implement) {@link List} and {@link
107 * Set}, respectively.
108 *
109 * <p>For example, the "presidents" code snippet above used a {@code ListMultimap}; if it had used a
110 * {@code SetMultimap} instead, two presidents would have vanished, and last names might or might
111 * not appear in chronological order.
112 *
113 * <p><b>Warning:</b> instances of type {@code Multimap} may not implement {@link Object#equals} in
114 * the way you expect. Multimaps containing the same key-value pairs, even in the same order, may or
115 * may not be equal and may or may not have the same {@code hashCode}. The recommended subinterfaces
116 * provide much stronger guarantees.
117 *
118 * <h3>Comparison to a map of collections</h3>
119 *
120 * <p>Multimaps are commonly used in places where a {@code Map<K, Collection<V>>} would otherwise
121 * have appeared. The differences include:
122 *
123 * <ul>
124 *   <li>There is no need to populate an empty collection before adding an entry with {@link #put
125 *       put}.
126 *   <li>{@code get} never returns {@code null}, only an empty collection.
127 *   <li>A key is contained in the multimap if and only if it maps to at least one value. Any
128 *       operation that causes a key to have zero associated values has the effect of
129 *       <i>removing</i> that key from the multimap.
130 *   <li>The total entry count is available as {@link #size}.
131 *   <li>Many complex operations become easier; for example, {@code
132 *       Collections.min(multimap.values())} finds the smallest value across all keys.
133 * </ul>
134 *
135 * <h3>Implementations</h3>
136 *
137 * <ul>
138 *   <li>{@link ImmutableListMultimap}
139 *   <li>{@link ImmutableSetMultimap}
140 *   <li>Configure your own mutable multimap with {@link MultimapBuilder}
141 *   <li>{@link LinkedListMultimap} (for one unusual kind of mutable {@code Multimap})
142 * </ul>
143 *
144 * Guava contains a number of other multimap implementations, such as {@link ArrayListMultimap}. In
145 * new code, we recommend using {@link MultimapBuilder} instead: It provides better control of how
146 * keys and values are stored.
147 *
148 * <h3>Other Notes</h3>
149 *
150 * <p>As with {@code Map}, the behavior of a {@code Multimap} is not specified if key objects
151 * already present in the multimap change in a manner that affects {@code equals} comparisons. Use
152 * caution if mutable objects are used as keys in a {@code Multimap}.
153 *
154 * <p>All methods that modify the multimap are optional. The view collections returned by the
155 * multimap may or may not be modifiable. Any modification method that is not supported will throw
156 * {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
157 *
158 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
159 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multimap">{@code Multimap}</a>.
160 *
161 * @author Jared Levy
162 * @since 2.0
163 */
164@DoNotMock("Use ImmutableMultimap, HashMultimap, or another implementation")
165@GwtCompatible
166public interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> {
167  // Query Operations
168
169  /**
170   * Returns the number of key-value pairs in this multimap.
171   *
172   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method does not return the number of <i>distinct keys</i> in the multimap,
173   * which is given by {@code keySet().size()} or {@code asMap().size()}. See the opening section of
174   * the {@link Multimap} class documentation for clarification.
175   */
176  int size();
177
178  /**
179   * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains no key-value pairs. Equivalent to {@code size()
180   * == 0}, but can in some cases be more efficient.
181   */
182  boolean isEmpty();
183
184  /**
185   * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair with the key {@code
186   * key}.
187   */
188  boolean containsKey(@CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key);
189
190  /**
191   * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair with the value
192   * {@code value}.
193   */
194  boolean containsValue(@CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value);
195
196  /**
197   * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair with the key {@code
198   * key} and the value {@code value}.
199   */
200  boolean containsEntry(
201      @CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key, @CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value);
202
203  // Modification Operations
204
205  /**
206   * Stores a key-value pair in this multimap.
207   *
208   * <p>Some multimap implementations allow duplicate key-value pairs, in which case {@code put}
209   * always adds a new key-value pair and increases the multimap size by 1. Other implementations
210   * prohibit duplicates, and storing a key-value pair that's already in the multimap has no effect.
211   *
212   * @return {@code true} if the method increased the size of the multimap, or {@code false} if the
213   *     multimap already contained the key-value pair and doesn't allow duplicates
214   */
215  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
216  boolean put(@ParametricNullness K key, @ParametricNullness V value);
217
218  /**
219   * Removes a single key-value pair with the key {@code key} and the value {@code value} from this
220   * multimap, if such exists. If multiple key-value pairs in the multimap fit this description,
221   * which one is removed is unspecified.
222   *
223   * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed
224   */
225  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
226  boolean remove(
227      @CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key, @CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value);
228
229  // Bulk Operations
230
231  /**
232   * Stores a key-value pair in this multimap for each of {@code values}, all using the same key,
233   * {@code key}. Equivalent to (but expected to be more efficient than):
234   *
235   * <pre>{@code
236   * for (V value : values) {
237   *   put(key, value);
238   * }
239   * }</pre>
240   *
241   * <p>In particular, this is a no-op if {@code values} is empty.
242   *
243   * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed
244   */
245  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
246  boolean putAll(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values);
247
248  /**
249   * Stores all key-value pairs of {@code multimap} in this multimap, in the order returned by
250   * {@code multimap.entries()}.
251   *
252   * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed
253   */
254  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
255  boolean putAll(Multimap<? extends K, ? extends V> multimap);
256
257  /**
258   * Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing values for that key.
259   *
260   * <p>If {@code values} is empty, this is equivalent to {@link #removeAll(Object) removeAll(key)}.
261   *
262   * @return the collection of replaced values, or an empty collection if no values were previously
263   *     associated with the key. The collection <i>may</i> be modifiable, but updating it will have
264   *     no effect on the multimap.
265   */
266  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
267  Collection<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values);
268
269  /**
270   * Removes all values associated with the key {@code key}.
271   *
272   * <p>Once this method returns, {@code key} will not be mapped to any values, so it will not
273   * appear in {@link #keySet()}, {@link #asMap()}, or any other views.
274   *
275   * @return the values that were removed (possibly empty). The returned collection <i>may</i> be
276   *     modifiable, but updating it will have no effect on the multimap.
277   */
278  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
279  Collection<V> removeAll(@CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key);
280
281  /** Removes all key-value pairs from the multimap, leaving it {@linkplain #isEmpty empty}. */
282  void clear();
283
284  // Views
285
286  /**
287   * Returns a view collection of the values associated with {@code key} in this multimap, if any.
288   * Note that when {@code containsKey(key)} is false, this returns an empty collection, not {@code
289   * null}.
290   *
291   * <p>Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.
292   */
293  Collection<V> get(@ParametricNullness K key);
294
295  /**
296   * Returns a view collection of all <i>distinct</i> keys contained in this multimap. Note that the
297   * key set contains a key if and only if this multimap maps that key to at least one value.
298   *
299   * <p>Changes to the returned set will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa. However,
300   * <i>adding</i> to the returned set is not possible.
301   */
302  Set<K> keySet();
303
304  /**
305   * Returns a view collection containing the key from each key-value pair in this multimap,
306   * <i>without</i> collapsing duplicates. This collection has the same size as this multimap, and
307   * {@code keys().count(k) == get(k).size()} for all {@code k}.
308   *
309   * <p>Changes to the returned multiset will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.
310   * However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not possible.
311   */
312  Multiset<K> keys();
313
314  /**
315   * Returns a view collection containing the <i>value</i> from each key-value pair contained in
316   * this multimap, without collapsing duplicates (so {@code values().size() == size()}).
317   *
318   * <p>Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.
319   * However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not possible.
320   */
321  Collection<V> values();
322
323  /**
324   * Returns a view collection of all key-value pairs contained in this multimap, as {@link Entry}
325   * instances.
326   *
327   * <p>Changes to the returned collection or the entries it contains will update the underlying
328   * multimap, and vice versa. However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not possible.
329   */
330  Collection<Entry<K, V>> entries();
331
332  /**
333   * Performs the given action for all key-value pairs contained in this multimap. If an ordering is
334   * specified by the {@code Multimap} implementation, actions will be performed in the order of
335   * iteration of {@link #entries()}. Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.
336   *
337   * <p>To loop over all keys and their associated value collections, write {@code
338   * Multimaps.asMap(multimap).forEach((key, valueCollection) -> action())}.
339   *
340   * @since 21.0
341   */
342  default void forEach(BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action) {
343    checkNotNull(action);
344    entries().forEach(entry -> action.accept(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
345  }
346
347  /**
348   * Returns a view of this multimap as a {@code Map} from each distinct key to the nonempty
349   * collection of that key's associated values. Note that {@code this.asMap().get(k)} is equivalent
350   * to {@code this.get(k)} only when {@code k} is a key contained in the multimap; otherwise it
351   * returns {@code null} as opposed to an empty collection.
352   *
353   * <p>Changes to the returned map or the collections that serve as its values will update the
354   * underlying multimap, and vice versa. The map does not support {@code put} or {@code putAll},
355   * nor do its entries support {@link Entry#setValue setValue}.
356   */
357  Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap();
358
359  // Comparison and hashing
360
361  /**
362   * Compares the specified object with this multimap for equality. Two multimaps are equal when
363   * their map views, as returned by {@link #asMap}, are also equal.
364   *
365   * <p>In general, two multimaps with identical key-value mappings may or may not be equal,
366   * depending on the implementation. For example, two {@link SetMultimap} instances with the same
367   * key-value mappings are equal, but equality of two {@link ListMultimap} instances depends on the
368   * ordering of the values for each key.
369   *
370   * <p>A non-empty {@link SetMultimap} cannot be equal to a non-empty {@link ListMultimap}, since
371   * their {@link #asMap} views contain unequal collections as values. However, any two empty
372   * multimaps are equal, because they both have empty {@link #asMap} views.
373   */
374  @Override
375  boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);
376
377  /**
378   * Returns the hash code for this multimap.
379   *
380   * <p>The hash code of a multimap is defined as the hash code of the map view, as returned by
381   * {@link Multimap#asMap}.
382   *
383   * <p>In general, two multimaps with identical key-value mappings may or may not have the same
384   * hash codes, depending on the implementation. For example, two {@link SetMultimap} instances
385   * with the same key-value mappings will have the same {@code hashCode}, but the {@code hashCode}
386   * of {@link ListMultimap} instances depends on the ordering of the values for each key.
387   */
388  @Override
389  int hashCode();
390}