ExtensionRealmCache.java

package org.apache.maven.plugin;

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import java.util.List;

import org.apache.maven.project.ExtensionDescriptor;
import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
import org.sonatype.aether.artifact.Artifact;

/**
 * Caches extension class realms. <strong>Warning:</strong> This is an internal utility interface that is only public
 * for technical reasons, it is not part of the public API. In particular, this interface can be changed or deleted
 * without prior notice.
 * 
 * @author Igor Fedorenko
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface ExtensionRealmCache
{

    public static class CacheRecord
    {

        public final ClassRealm realm;

        public final ExtensionDescriptor desciptor;

        public CacheRecord( ClassRealm realm, ExtensionDescriptor descriptor )
        {
            this.realm = realm;
            this.desciptor = descriptor;
        }

    }

    CacheRecord get( List<? extends Artifact> extensionArtifacts );

    CacheRecord put( List<? extends Artifact> extensionArtifacts, ClassRealm extensionRealm,
                     ExtensionDescriptor extensionDescriptor );

    void flush();

    /**
     * Registers the specified cache record for usage with the given project. Integrators can use the information
     * collected from this method in combination with a custom cache implementation to dispose unused records from the
     * cache.
     * 
     * @param project The project that employs the plugin realm, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param record The cache record being used for the project, must not be {@code null}.
     */
    void register( MavenProject project, CacheRecord record );

}