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package org.gitools.api.matrix;

import org.gitools.api.analysis.IAggregator;

import java.util.Set;

public interface IMatrixLayer<T> {

    String getId();

    String getName();

    String getDescription();

    Class<T> getValueClass();

    ValueTranslator<T> getTranslator();

    SortDirection getSortDirection();

    void setSortDirection(SortDirection direction);

    IAggregator getAggregator();

    void setAggregator(IAggregator aggregator);

    Set<String> getGroups();

    /**
     * This method is called when the layer is not in use.
     * <p/>
     * It's a good practice to free all the caching memory usage.
     */
    void detach();

    <T> void setCache(IKey<T> key, T value);

    <T> T getCache(IKey<T> key);

}