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package com.hazelcast.core;
import com.hazelcast.config.QuorumConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.cp.CPSubsystemConfig;
import com.hazelcast.cp.CPSubsystem;
/**
* IAtomicReference is a redundant and highly available distributed alternative
* to the {@link java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference}.
*
* Asynchronous variants have been introduced in version 3.7.
* Async methods immediately return an {@link ICompletableFuture} from which
* the operation's result can be obtained either in a blocking manner or by
* registering a callback to be executed upon completion. For example:
*
* ICompletableFuture future = atomicRef.getAsync();
* future.andThen(new ExecutionCallback() {
* void onResponse(Long response) {
* // do something with the result
* }
*
* void onFailure(Throwable t) {
* // handle failure
* }
* });
*
* As of version 3.12, Hazelcast offers 2 different {@link IAtomicReference}
* impls. Behaviour of {@link IAtomicReference} under failure scenarios,
* including network partitions, depends on the impl. The first impl is
* the good old {@link IAtomicReference} that is accessed via
* {@link HazelcastInstance#getAtomicReference(String)}. It works on top of
* Hazelcast's async replication algorithm and does not guarantee
* linearizability during failures. It is possible for an
* {@link IAtomicReference} instance to exist in each of the partitioned
* clusters or to not exist at all. Under these circumstances, the values held
* in the {@link IAtomicReference} instance may diverge. Once the network
* partition heals, Hazelcast will use the configured split-brain merge policy
* to resolve conflicting values.
*
* This {@link IAtomicReference} impl also supports Quorum {@link QuorumConfig}
* in cluster versions 3.10 and higher. However, Hazelcast quorums do not
* guarantee strong consistency under failure scenarios.
*
* The second impl is a new one introduced with the {@link CPSubsystem} in
* version 3.12. It is accessed via
* {@link CPSubsystem#getAtomicReference(String)}. It has a major difference to
* the old implementation, that is, it works on top of the Raft consensus
* algorithm. It offers linearizability during crash failures and network
* partitions. It is CP with respect to the CAP principle. If a network
* partition occurs, it remains available on at most one side of the partition.
*
* The CP IAtomicReference impl does not offer exactly-once / effectively-once
* execution semantics. It goes with at-least-once execution semantics
* by default and can cause an API call to be committed multiple times
* in case of CP member failures. It can be tuned to offer at-most-once
* execution semantics. Please see
* {@link CPSubsystemConfig#setFailOnIndeterminateOperationState(boolean)}
*
* @param the type of object referred to by this reference
* @see IAtomicLong
* @since 3.2
*/
public interface IAtomicReference extends DistributedObject {
/**
* Atomically sets the value to the given updated value
* only if the current value {@code ==} the expected value.
*
* @param expect the expected value
* @param update the new value
* @return {@code true} if successful; or {@code false} if the actual value
* was not equal to the expected value
*/
boolean compareAndSet(E expect, E update);
/**
* Gets the current value.
*
* @return the current value
*/
E get();
/**
* Atomically sets the given value.
*
* @param newValue the new value
*/
void set(E newValue);
/**
* Gets the old value and sets the new value.
*
* @param newValue the new value
* @return the old value
*/
E getAndSet(E newValue);
/**
* Sets and gets the value.
*
* @param update the new value
* @return the new value
* @deprecated will be removed from Hazelcast 3.4 since it doesn't really serve a purpose
*/
E setAndGet(E update);
/**
* Checks if the stored reference is {@code null}.
*
* @return {@code true} if {@code null}, {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean isNull();
/**
* Clears the current stored reference.
*/
void clear();
/**
* Checks if the reference contains the value.
*
* @param value the value to check (is allowed to be {@code null})
* @return {@code true} if the value is found, {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean contains(E value);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
void alter(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it and
* gets the result.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @return the new value, the result of the applied function
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
E alterAndGet(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it on
* and gets the old value.
*
* @param function the function that alters the currently stored reference
* @return the old value, the value before the function is applied
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
E getAndAlter(IFunction function);
/**
* Applies a function on the value, the actual stored value will not
* change.
*
* @param function the function applied on the value, the stored value does not change
* @return the result of the function application
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
R apply(IFunction function);
/**
* Atomically sets the value to the given updated value only if the
* current value {@code ==} the expected value.
*
* @param expect the expected value
* @param update the new value
* @return {@code true} if successful; or {@code false} if the actual value
* was not equal to the expected value
*/
ICompletableFuture compareAndSetAsync(E expect, E update);
/**
* Gets the current value.
*
* @return the current value
*/
ICompletableFuture getAsync();
/**
* Atomically sets the given value.
*
* @param newValue the new value
*/
ICompletableFuture setAsync(E newValue);
/**
* Gets the value and sets the new value.
*
* @param newValue the new value
* @return the old value
*/
ICompletableFuture getAndSetAsync(E newValue);
/**
* Checks if the stored reference is {@code null}.
*
* @return {@code true} if {@code null}, {@code false} otherwise
*/
ICompletableFuture isNullAsync();
/**
* Clears the current stored reference.
*/
ICompletableFuture clearAsync();
/**
* Checks if the reference contains the value.
*
* @param expected the value to check (is allowed to be null)
* @return {@code true} if the value is found, {@code false} otherwise
*/
ICompletableFuture containsAsync(E expected);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it.
*
* @param function the function
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
ICompletableFuture alterAsync(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it and
* gets the result.
*
* @param function the function
* @return the new value
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
ICompletableFuture alterAndGetAsync(IFunction function);
/**
* Alters the currently stored reference by applying a function on it on
* and gets the old value.
*
* @param function the function
* @return the old value
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
ICompletableFuture getAndAlterAsync(IFunction function);
/**
* Applies a function on the value, the actual stored value will not
* change.
*
* @param function the function
* @return the result of the function application
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if function is {@code null}
*/
ICompletableFuture applyAsync(IFunction function);
}