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package org.infinispan.container;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Set;

import org.infinispan.container.entries.InternalCacheEntry;
import org.infinispan.container.versioning.EntryVersion;
import org.infinispan.factories.annotations.Stop;
import org.infinispan.factories.scopes.Scope;
import org.infinispan.factories.scopes.Scopes;

/**
 * The main internal data structure which stores entries
 *
 * @author Manik Surtani ([email protected])
 * @author Galder Zamarreño
 * @author Vladimir Blagojevic
 * @since 4.0
 */
@Scope(Scopes.NAMED_CACHE)
public interface DataContainer extends Iterable {

   /**
    * Retrieves a cached entry
    * @param k key under which entry is stored
    * @return entry, if it exists and has not expired, or null if not
    */
   InternalCacheEntry get(Object k);
   
   /**
    * Retrieves a cache entry in the same way as {@link #get(Object)}}
    * except that it does not update or reorder any of the internal constructs. 
    * I.e., expiration does not happen, and in the case of the LRU container, 
    * the entry is not moved to the end of the chain.
    * 
    * This method should be used instead of {@link #get(Object)}} when called
    * while iterating through the data container using methods like {@link #keySet()} 
    * to avoid changing the underlying collection's order.
    * 
    * @param k key under which entry is stored
    * @return entry, if it exists, or null if not
    */
   InternalCacheEntry peek(Object k);

   /**
    * Puts an entry in the cache along with a lifespan and a maxIdle time
    * @param k key under which to store entry
    * @param v value to store
    * @param lifespan lifespan in milliseconds.  -1 means immortal.
    * @param maxIdle max idle time for which to store entry.  -1 means forever.
    */
   void put(Object k, Object v, EntryVersion version, long lifespan, long maxIdle);

   /**
    * Tests whether an entry exists in the container
    * @param k key to test
    * @return true if entry exists and has not expired; false otherwise
    */
   boolean containsKey(Object k);

   /**
    * Removes an entry from the cache
    * @param k key to remove
    * @return entry removed, or null if it didn't exist or had expired
    */
   InternalCacheEntry remove(Object k);

   /**
    *
    * @return count of the number of entries in the container
    */
   int size();

   /**
    * Removes all entries in the container
    */
   @Stop(priority = 999)
   void clear();

   /**
    * Returns a set of keys in the container. When iterating through the container using this method,
    * clients should never call {@link #get()} method but instead {@link #peek()}, in order to avoid
    * changing the order of the underlying collection as a side of effect of iterating through it.
    * 
    * @return a set of keys
    */
   Set