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/*
 *  Copyright 2008 biaoping.yin
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *  limitations under the License.
 */
package org.frameworkset.util;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Title: MultiValueMap.java 
 * Description: 
 * bboss workgroup
 * Copyright (c) 2008
 * @Date 2010-11-21
 * @author biaoping.yin
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface MultiValueMap extends Map> {

	/**
	 * Return the first value for the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @return the first value for the specified key, or null
	 */
	V getFirst(K key);

	/**
	 * Add the given single value to the current list of values for the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @param value the value to be added
	 */
	void add(K key, V value);

	/**
	 * Set the given single value under the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @param value the value to set
	 */
	void set(K key, V value);

	/**
	 * Set the given values under.
	 * @param values the values.
	 */
	void setAll(Map values);

	/**
	 * Returns the first values contained in this {@code MultiValueMap}.
	 * @return a single value representation of this map
	 */
	Map toSingleValueMap();

}