/* * Copyright (C) 2011 The Guava Authors * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.google.common.cache; import com.google.common.annotations.Beta; import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible; import com.google.common.base.Function; import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap; import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError; import com.google.common.util.concurrent.UncheckedExecutionException; import java.util.concurrent.Callable; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException; import javax.annotation.Nullable; /** * A semi-persistent mapping from keys to values. Cache entries are manually added using * {@link #get(K, Callable)} or {@link #put(K, V)}, and are stored in the cache until either * evicted or manually invalidated. * *

Note: in release 12.0, all methods moved from {@code Cache} to {@link LoadingCache} * will be deleted from {@code Cache}. As part of this transition {@code Cache} will no longer * extend {@link Function}. * *

Implementations of this interface are expected to be thread-safe, and can be safely accessed * by multiple concurrent threads. * *

All methods other than {@link #getIfPresent} are optional. * * @author Charles Fry * @since 10.0 */ @Beta @GwtCompatible public interface Cache extends Function { /** * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, or {@code null} if there is no * cached value for {@code key}. * * @since 11.0 */ @Nullable V getIfPresent(K key); /** * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, obtaining that value from * {@code valueLoader} if necessary. No observable state associated with this cache is modified * until loading completes. This method provides a simple substitute for the conventional * "if cached, return; otherwise create, cache and return" pattern. * *

Warning: as with {@link CacheLoader#load}, {@code valueLoader} must not return * {@code null}; it may either return a non-null value or throw an exception. * * @throws ExecutionException if a checked exception was thrown while loading the value * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an unchecked exception was thrown while loading the * value * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value * * @since 11.0 */ V get(K key, Callable valueLoader) throws ExecutionException; /** * Returns a map of the values associated with {@code keys} in this cache. The returned map will * only contain entries which are already present in the cache. * * @since 11.0 */ ImmutableMap getAllPresent(Iterable keys); /** * Associates {@code value} with {@code key} in this cache. If the cache previously contained a * value associated with {@code key}, the old value is replaced by {@code value}. * *

Prefer {@link #get(Object, Callable)} when using the conventional "if cached, return; * otherwise create, cache and return" pattern. * * @since 11.0 */ void put(K key, V value); /** * Discards any cached value for key {@code key}. */ void invalidate(Object key); /** * Discards any cached values for keys {@code keys}. * * @since 11.0 */ void invalidateAll(Iterable keys); /** * Discards all entries in the cache. */ void invalidateAll(); /** * Returns the approximate number of entries in this cache. */ long size(); /** * Returns a current snapshot of this cache's cumulative statistics. All stats are initialized * to zero, and are monotonically increasing over the lifetime of the cache. */ CacheStats stats(); /** * Returns a view of the entries stored in this cache as a thread-safe map. Modifications made to * the map directly affect the cache. */ ConcurrentMap asMap(); /** * Performs any pending maintenance operations needed by the cache. Exactly which activities are * performed -- if any -- is implementation-dependent. */ void cleanUp(); /** * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, first loading that value if * necessary. No observable state associated with this cache is modified until loading completes. * * @throws ExecutionException if a checked exception was thrown while loading the value * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an unchecked exception was thrown while loading the * value * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value * @deprecated This method has been split out into the {@link LoadingCache} interface, and will be * removed from {@code Cache} in Guava release 12.0. Note that * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)} now returns a {@code LoadingCache}, so this deprecation * (migration) can be dealt with by simply changing the type of references to the results of * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)}. */ @Deprecated V get(K key) throws ExecutionException; /** * Returns the value associated with {@code key} in this cache, first loading that value if * necessary. No observable state associated with this cache is modified until computation * completes. Unlike {@link #get}, this method does not throw a checked exception, and thus should * only be used in situations where checked exceptions are not thrown by the cache loader. * *

Warning: this method silently converts checked exceptions to unchecked exceptions, * and should not be used with cache loaders which throw checked exceptions. * * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an exception was thrown while loading the value, * regardless of whether the exception was checked or unchecked * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value * @deprecated This method has been split out into the {@link LoadingCache} interface, and will be * removed from {@code Cache} in Guava release 12.0. Note that * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)} now returns a {@code LoadingCache}, so this deprecation * (migration) can be dealt with by simply changing the type of references to the results of * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)}. */ @Deprecated V getUnchecked(K key); /** * Discouraged. Provided to satisfy the {@code Function} interface; use {@link #get} or * {@link #getUnchecked} instead. * * @throws UncheckedExecutionException if an exception was thrown while loading the value, * regardless of whether the exception was checked or unchecked * @throws ExecutionError if an error was thrown while loading the value * @deprecated This method has been split out into the {@link LoadingCache} interface, and will be * removed from {@code Cache} in Guava release 12.0. Note that * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)} now returns a {@code LoadingCache}, so this deprecation * (migration) can be dealt with by simply changing the type of references to the results of * {@link CacheBuilder#build(CacheLoader)}. */ @Deprecated V apply(K key); }