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package org.ehcache.config;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A collection of {@link ResourcePool resource pools} that a {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache} has at its disposal
 * to store its mappings.
 * 
 * Implementations must be immutable.
 */
public interface ResourcePools {

  /**
   * Gets a specific {@link ResourcePool} based on its type.
   *
   * @param 
 specific resource pool type
   * @param resourceType the type of resource the pool is tracking
   *
   * @return the {@link ResourcePool}, or null if there is no pool of the requested type.
   */
  
 P getPoolForResource(ResourceType resourceType);

  /**
   * Gets the set of {@link ResourceType}s present in the {@code ResourcePools}.
   *
   * @return the set of {@link ResourceType}
   */
  Set> getResourceTypeSet();

  /**
   * Get a copy of this {@code ResourcePools} merged with the given {@code ResourcePools}, validating that
   * the updates to the contained {@link ResourcePool}s are legal.
   *
   * @param toBeUpdated the {@code ResourcePools} to merge with the current one.
   * @return a validated and merged {@code ResourcePools}
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException      thrown when an illegal resource value is being given
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException thrown when an unsupported update is requested
   */
  ResourcePools validateAndMerge(ResourcePools toBeUpdated) throws IllegalArgumentException, UnsupportedOperationException;

}