CacheEvictionPolicyComparator.java

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package com.hazelcast.cache;

import com.hazelcast.internal.eviction.EvictionPolicyComparator;

/**
 * Cache specific {@link EvictionPolicyComparator} for comparing
 * {@link CacheEntryView}s to be evicted.
 *
 * @param <K> type of the key
 * @param <V> type of the value
 *
 * @see EvictionPolicyComparator
 * @see CacheEntryView
 */
public abstract class CacheEvictionPolicyComparator<K, V>
        extends EvictionPolicyComparator<K, V, CacheEntryView<K, V>> {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public abstract int compare(CacheEntryView<K, V> e1, CacheEntryView<K, V> e2);

}