package edu.northwestern.at.utils.cache;
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/** A simple generic cache interface.
*/
public interface Cache<K, V>
{
/** Clear all entries in the cache.
*/
public void clear();
/** True if cache contains a specified key.
*
* @param key The key to look up.
*
* @return true if the cache contains the key.
*/
public boolean containsKey( K key );
/** Retrieve a cached value.
*
* @param key The key of the entry to retrieve.
*
* @return The value of the cached entry specified by key;
* null if the cache does not contain the key.
*/
public V get( K key );
/** Add or replace a cached value.
*
* @param key The key of the entry to add.
* @param value The value of the entry to add.
*
* @return The value of any existing cached entry specified
* by the key; null if the cache does not contain
* the key.
*/
public V put( K key , V value );
/** Remove a specific entry from the cache.
*
* @param key The key of the entry to remove.
*
* @return The entry removed, or null if none.
*/
public V remove( K key );
/** Return current size of cache.
*
* @return Number of entries (keys) currently stored in cache.
*/
public int size();
}
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