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package org.pentaho.reporting.platform.plugin.cache;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Simple interface for cache backend
*/
public interface ICacheBackend {
/**
* Persist object
*
* @param key path
* @param value object
* @return if operation succeed
*/
boolean write( List<String> key, Serializable value, Map<String, Serializable> metaData );
/**
* Retrive object from storage
*
* @param key path
* @return object
*/
Serializable read( List<String> key );
Map<String, Serializable> readMetaData( final List<String> key );
/**
* Remove object from storage
*
* @param key path
* @return if operation succeed
*/
boolean purge( List<String> key );
void purgeSegment( final List<String> key, final BiPredicate<List<String>, Map<String, Serializable>> p );
}