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package com.hazelcast.com.google.common.cache;
import com.hazelcast.com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
/**
* Calculates the weights of cache entries.
*
* @author Charles Fry
* @since 11.0
*/
@GwtCompatible
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Weigher {
/**
* Returns the weight of a cache entry. There is no unit for entry weights; rather they are simply
* relative to each other.
*
* @return the weight of the entry; must be non-negative
*/
int weigh(K key, V value);
}