ConcurrentCache.java

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package com.sun.faces.util;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;


/**
 * Defines a concurrent cache with a factory for creating new object instances.
 * 
 * This (combined with ExpiringConcurrentCache) offers functionality similar
 * to com.sun.faces.util.Cache.  Two differences:
 *
 * 1. Cache is concrete/assumes a particular implementation.  ConcurrentCache
 *    is abstract/allows subclasses to provide the implementation.  This
 *    facilitates alternative implementations, such as DefaultFaceletCache's
 *    NoCache.
 * 2. ConcurrentCache does not provide remove() as part of its contract, since
 *    remove behavior may be subclass-specific.  For example,
 *    ExpiringConcurentCache automatically removes items by checking for
 *    expiration rather than requiring manual removes.
 *
 * We should consider consolidating Cache and ConcurrentCache + 
 * ExpiringConcurrentCache into a single class hierarchy so that we
 * do not need to duplicate the JCIP scalable result cache code.
 */
public abstract class ConcurrentCache<K, V> {
  
    /**
     * Factory interface for creating various cacheable objects.
     */
    public interface Factory<K,V> {
        public V newInstance(final K arg) throws Exception;
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs this cache using the specified <code>Factory</code>.
     * 
     * @param f
     */
    public ConcurrentCache(Factory<K,V> f) {
        _f = f;
    }
    
    /**
     * Retrieves a value for the specified key.
     * If the value is not already present in the cache, a new instance will
     * be allocated using the <code>Factory</code> interface
     *
     * @param key the key the value is associated with
     * @return the value for the specified key
     */
    public abstract V get(final K key) throws ExecutionException;
    
    /**
     * Tests whether the cache contains a value for the specified key
     * @param key key to test
     * @return true if the value for the specified key is already cached, false otherwise
     */
    public abstract boolean containsKey(final K key);
    
    /**
     * Retrieves a <code>Factory</code> instance aasociated with this cache
     * @return <code>Factory</code> instance
     */
    protected final Factory<K, V> getFactory() {
        return _f;
    }
    
    
    private final Factory<K, V> _f;
}