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package org.jboss.weld.util.cache;

import java.util.function.Consumer;

/**
 * A simple abstraction for computing cache.
 *
 * Implementations are not required to support recursive computations. A cache client must be aware that such computations may
 * result in livelocks, inifinite
 * loops and other undesired situations.
 *
 * @author Martin Kouba
 */
public interface ComputingCache {

    /**
     *
     * @param key
     * @return the cache value
     */
    V getValue(K key);

    /**
     *
     * @param key
     * @return the cache value cast to the required type
     */
     T getCastValue(Object key);

    /**
     *
     * @param key
     * @return the cache value if present (i.e. no computation is performed)
     */
    V getValueIfPresent(K key);

    /**
     *
     * @return the size of the cache
     */
    long size();

    /**
     * Remove all cache entries.
     */
    void clear();

    /**
     * Invalidate the entry with the given key. No-op if no such entry exists.
     *
     * @param key
     */
    void invalidate(Object key);

    /**
     *
     * @return an immutable map of entries
     */
    Iterable getAllPresentValues();

    /**
     * Performs the given action for each cached value.
     *
     * @param consumer the given action
     */
    void forEachValue(Consumer consumer);

}