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package org.waveprotocol.wave.model.util;
/**
* A simplification of the {@link java.util.Map} interface. This interface is
* used so that Map implementations may be simpler (e.g., no values or entries
* collections), but still present a familiar API.
*
* @author danilatos@google.com (Daniel Danilatos)
*
* @param <K>
* @param <V>
*/
public interface ReadableMap<K, V> {
/** @see java.util.Map#isEmpty() */
boolean isEmpty();
/** @see java.util.Map#get(Object) */
V get(K key);
/** @see java.util.Map#size() */
int size();
/**
* @return a copy of the current keys. The returned object is a snapshot of
* the current key collection, unlike {@link java.util.Map#keySet()},
* is not updated when this map changes, nor do changes to this copy
* propagate into the map. It is safe to modify the map while
* iterating through the returned snapshot object.
*/
Iterable<K> copyKeys();
}