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package io.netty.handler.codec.redis;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;

/**
 * A strategy interface for caching {@link RedisMessage}s.
 */
@UnstableApi

public interface RedisMessagePool {

    /**
     * Returns {@link SimpleStringRedisMessage} for given {@code content}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    SimpleStringRedisMessage getSimpleString(String content);

    /**
     * Returns {@link SimpleStringRedisMessage} for given {@code content}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    SimpleStringRedisMessage getSimpleString(ByteBuf content);

    /**
     * Returns {@link ErrorRedisMessage} for given {@code content}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    ErrorRedisMessage getError(String content);

    /**
     * Returns {@link ErrorRedisMessage} for given {@code content}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    ErrorRedisMessage getError(ByteBuf content);

    /**
     * Returns {@link IntegerRedisMessage} for given {@code value}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    IntegerRedisMessage getInteger(long value);

    /**
     * Returns {@link IntegerRedisMessage} for given {@code content}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    IntegerRedisMessage getInteger(ByteBuf content);

    /**
     * Returns {@code byte[]} for given {@code msg}. Returns {@code null} it does not exist.
     */
    byte[] getByteBufOfInteger(long value);
}