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package org.gitools.api.matrix;
import org.gitools.api.analysis.IAggregator;
import java.util.Set;
public interface IMatrixLayer<T> {
String getId();
String getName();
String getDescription();
Class<T> getValueClass();
ValueTranslator<T> getTranslator();
SortDirection getSortDirection();
void setSortDirection(SortDirection direction);
IAggregator getAggregator();
void setAggregator(IAggregator aggregator);
Set<String> getGroups();
/**
* This method is called when the layer is not in use.
* <p/>
* It's a good practice to free all the caching memory usage.
*/
void detach();
<T> void setCache(IKey<T> key, T value);
<T> T getCache(IKey<T> key);
}