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 * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
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 *
 * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
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 * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 */

package com.facebook.cache.common;

/**
 * Strongly typed cache key to be used instead of {@link Object}.
 *
 * <p> {@link #toString}, {@link #equals} and {@link #hashCode} methods must be implemented.
 */
public interface CacheKey {

  /** This is useful for instrumentation and debugging purposes. */
  String toString();

  /** This method must be implemented, otherwise the cache keys will be be compared by reference. */
  boolean equals(Object o);

  /** This method must be implemented with accordance to the {@link #equals} method. */
  int hashCode();
}