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package org.ehcache.expiry;

/**
 * A policy object that governs expiration for mappings in a {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
 * 
 * Previous values are not accessible directly but are rather available through a {@link org.ehcache.ValueSupplier value supplier}
 * to indicate that access can require computation (such as deserialization).
 * 

 * NOTE: Some cache configurations (eg. caches with eventual consistency) may use local (ie. non-consistent) state
 * to decide whether to call {@link #getExpiryForUpdate(Object, org.ehcache.ValueSupplier, Object)}  vs.
 * {@link #getExpiryForCreation(Object, Object)}. For these cache configurations it is advised to return the same
 * value for both of these methods
 * 

 * See {@link Expirations} for helper methods to create common {@code Expiry} instances.
 *
 * @param  the key type for the cache
 * @param  the value type for the cache
 *
 * @see Expirations
 * @see ExpiryPolicy
 *
 * @deprecated Replaced with {@link ExpiryPolicy} that builds on the {@code java.time} types.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface Expiry {

  /**
   * Returns the lifetime of an entry when it is initially added to a {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
   * 

   * This method must not return {@code null}.
   * 

   * Exceptions thrown from this method will be swallowed and result in the expiry duration being
   * {@link Duration#ZERO ZERO}.
   *
   * @param key the key of the newly added entry
   * @param value the value of the newly added entry
   * @return a non-null {@link Duration}
   */
  Duration getExpiryForCreation(K key, V value);

  /**
   * Returns the expiration {@link Duration} (relative to the current time) when an existing entry is accessed from a
   * {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
   * 

   * Returning {@code null} indicates that the expiration time remains unchanged.
   * 

   * Exceptions thrown from this method will be swallowed and result in the expiry duration being
   * {@link Duration#ZERO ZERO}.
   *
   * @param key the key of the accessed entry
   * @param value a value supplier for the accessed entry
   * @return an expiration {@code Duration}, {@code null} means unchanged
   */
  Duration getExpiryForAccess(K key, org.ehcache.ValueSupplier value);


  /**
   * Returns the expiration {@link Duration} (relative to the current time) when an existing entry is updated in a
   * {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
   * 

   * Returning {@code null} indicates that the expiration time remains unchanged.
   * 
   * Exceptions thrown from this method will be swallowed and result in the expiry duration being
   * {@link Duration#ZERO ZERO}.
   *
   * @param key the key of the updated entry
   * @param oldValue a value supplier for the previous value of the entry
   * @param newValue the new value of the entry
   * @return an expiration {@code Duration}, {@code null} means unchanged
   */
  Duration getExpiryForUpdate(K key, org.ehcache.ValueSupplier oldValue, V newValue);

}