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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import org.apache.camel.Service;

/**
 * This {@link StateRepository} holds a set of key/value pairs for defining a particular state of a component. For instance it can be a set of indexes.
 * 
 * An {@link IdempotentRepository} behaves more or less like a {@code Set} whereas this {@link StateRepository} behaves like a {@code Map}.
 *
 * @param  Key type
 * @param  Value type
 */
public interface StateRepository extends Service {

    /**
     * Sets the state value for the given key.
     *
     * @param key State key
     * @param value State value
     */
    void setState(K key, V value);

    /**
     * Gets the state value for the given key. It returns {@code null} if the key is unknown.
     *
     * @param key State key
     * @return State value or null the key is unknown
     */
    V getState(K key);
}