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Public API to the Mattress framework. This is essentially what JSR 311 should be.

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 * Copyright 2007-2008, Josh Devins.
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package org.mattressframework.api;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A map of key-values pairs. Each key can have zero or more values.
 * 
 * @author Josh Devins ([email protected])
 */
public interface MultiValuedMap extends Map> {

    /**
     * Add a value to the current list of values for the supplied key.
     */
    void add(K key, V value);

    /**
     * A shortcut to get the first value of the supplied key.
     * 
     * @param key
     *            the key
     * @return the first value for the specified key or null if the key is not
     *         in the map.
     */
    V getFirst(K key);

    /**
     * Set the key's value to be a one item list consisting of the supplied
     * value. Any existing values will be replaced.
     */
    void putSingle(K key, V value);
}




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