ModelCache.java

package org.apache.maven.model.building;

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/**
 * Caches auxiliary data used during model building like already processed raw/effective models. The data in the cache
 * is meant for exclusive consumption by the model builder and is opaque to the cache implementation. The cache key is
 * formed by a combination of group id, artifact id, version and tag. The first three components generally refer to the
 * identify of a model. The tag allows for further classification of the associated data on the sole discretion of the
 * model builder.
 * 
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface ModelCache
{

    /**
     * Puts the specified data into the cache.
     * 
     * @param groupId The group id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param artifactId The artifact id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param version The version of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param tag The tag of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param data The data to store in the cache, must not be {@code null}.
     */
    void put( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String tag, Object data );

    /**
     * Gets the specified data from the cache.
     * 
     * @param groupId The group id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param artifactId The artifact id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param version The version of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param tag The tag of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The requested data or {@code null} if none was present in the cache.
     */
    Object get( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String tag );

}