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package org.cache2k.integration;
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import org.cache2k.Cache2kBuilder;
import org.cache2k.CacheEntry;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
/**
* Alternative interface to {@link CacheLoader} for asynchronous operation.
*
* @author Jens Wilke
* @since 1.4
* @see CacheLoader
*/
public interface AsyncCacheLoader {
/**
* Starts an asynchronous load operation.
*
* If this call throws an exception, it is assumed that the load operation was not
* started and the callback will not called.
*
* @param key key of the value to load
* @param context additional context information for the load operation
* @param callback interface to notify for load completion
* @throws Exception an exception, if the load operation cannot be started
*
* @since 1.4
*/
void load(K key, Context context, Callback callback) throws Exception;
/**
* Relevant context information for a single load request.
*
* Rationale: Instead of a rather long parameter list, we define an interface.
* This allows us later to add some information without breaking implementations
* of the {@link AsyncCacheLoader}. The context does not include the cache, since the
* loader should not depend on it and do any other operations on the cache while loading.
*/
interface Context {
/**
* Time in millis since epoch of start of load operation
*/
long getLoadStartTime();
/**
* Cache key for the load request. Although the key is a call parameter
* it is repeated here, so users can choose to pass on the key or the
* whole context.
*/
K getKey();
/**
* The configured executor for async operations.
*
* @see org.cache2k.Cache2kBuilder#executor(Executor)
*/
Executor getExecutor();
/**
* The configured loader executor.
*
* @see org.cache2k.Cache2kBuilder#loaderExecutor(Executor)
*/
Executor getLoaderExecutor();
/**
* Current entry in the cache. The entry is available if the load is caused
* by a reload or refresh. If expired before, {@code null} is returned.
* If {@link Cache2kBuilder#keepDataAfterExpired(boolean)} is enabled, also
* an expired entry is provided to the loader for optimization purposes.
* See also the description of
* {@link Cache2kBuilder#keepDataAfterExpired(boolean)} and
* {@link Cache2kBuilder#refreshAhead(boolean)}.
*/
CacheEntry getCurrentEntry();
}
/**
* Callback for async cache load.
*/
interface Callback extends EventListener {
/**
* Called to provide the loaded value to be stored in the cache.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException if the callback was already made
*/
void onLoadSuccess(V value);
/**
* Called if a failure happened. The exceptions is propagated to
* the clients accessing the associated key.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException if the callback was already made
*/
void onLoadFailure(Throwable t);
}
}