Cache.java

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package br.ufrgs.inf.prosoft.adaptivecaching.cachemanager.model;

import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

/**
 * Interface that defines common model operations.
 * <p>
 * <b>Note:</b> Due to the generic use of caching, it is recommended that
 * implementations allow storage of <tt>null</tt> values (for example to
 * model methods that return {@code null}).
 */
public interface Cache {

    /**
     * Return the model name.
     *
     * @return the name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Return the underlying native model provider.
     *
     * @return the native cache
     */
    Object getNativeCache();

    /**
     * Return the value to which this model maps the specified key.
     * <p>Returns {@code null} if the model contains no mapping for this key;
     * otherwise, the cached value (which may be {@code null} itself) will
     * be returned in a {@link ValueWrapper}.
     *
     * @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned
     * @return the value to which this model maps the specified key, contained within a {@link ValueWrapper} which may also hold a cached {@code null} value. A straight {@code null} being returned means that the model contains no mapping for this key.
     * @see #get(Object, Class) #get(Object, Class)
     */
    ValueWrapper get(Object key);

    /**
     * Return the value to which this model maps the specified key,
     * generically specifying a type that return value will be cast to.
     * <p>Note: This variant of {@code get} does not allow for differentiating
     * between a cached {@code null} value and no model entry found at all.
     * Use the standard {@link #get(Object)} variant for that purpose instead.
     *
     * @param <T>  the type parameter
     * @param key  the key whose associated value is to be returned
     * @param type the required type of the returned value (may be             {@code null} to bypass a type check; in case of a {@code null}             value found in the model, the specified type is irrelevant)
     * @return the value to which this model maps the specified key (which may be {@code null} itself), or also {@code null} if the model contains no mapping for this key
     * @throws IllegalStateException if a model entry has been found                               but failed to match the specified type
     * @see #get(Object) #get(Object)
     */
    <T> T get(Object key, Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Return the value to which this model maps the specified key, obtaining
     * that value from {@code valueLoader} if necessary. This method provides
     * a simple substitute for the conventional "if cached, return; otherwise
     * create, model and return" pattern.
     * <p>If possible, implementations should ensure that the loading operation
     * is synchronized so that the specified {@code valueLoader} is only called
     * once in case of concurrent access on the same key.
     * <p>If the {@code valueLoader} throws an exception, it is wrapped in
     * a {@link ValueRetrievalException}
     *
     * @param <T>         the type parameter
     * @param key         the key whose associated value is to be returned
     * @param valueLoader the value loader
     * @return the value to which this model maps the specified key
     * @throws ValueRetrievalException if the {@code valueLoader} throws an exception
     * @since 4.3
     */
    <T> T get(Object key, Callable<T> valueLoader);

    /**
     * Associate the specified value with the specified key in this model.
     * <p>If the model previously contained a mapping for this key, the old
     * value is replaced by the specified value.
     *
     * @param key   the key with which the specified value is to be associated
     * @param value the value to be associated with the specified key
     */
    void put(Object key, Object value);

    /**
     * Atomically associate the specified value with the specified key in this model
     * if it is not set already.
     * <p>This is equivalent to:
     * <pre><code>
     * Object existingValue = model.get(key);
     * if (existingValue == null) {
     *     model.put(key, value);
     *     return null;
     * } else {
     *     return existingValue;
     * }
     * </code></pre>
     * except that the action is performed atomically. While all out-of-the-box
     * {@link CacheManager} implementations are able to perform the put atomically,
     * the operation may also be implemented in two steps, e.g. with a check for
     * presence and a subsequent put, in a non-atomic way. Check the documentation
     * of the native model implementation that you are using for more details.
     *
     * @param key   the key with which the specified value is to be associated
     * @param value the value to be associated with the specified key
     * @return the value to which this model maps the specified key (which may be {@code null} itself), or also {@code null} if the model did not contain any mapping for that key prior to this call. Returning {@code null} is therefore an indicator that the given {@code value} has been associated with the key.
     */
    ValueWrapper putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value);

    /**
     * Evict the mapping for this key from this model if it is present.
     *
     * @param key the key whose mapping is to be removed from the model
     */
    void evict(Object key);

    /**
     * Remove all mappings from the model.
     */
    void clear();


    /**
     * Wrapper exception to be thrown from {@link #get(Object, Callable)}
     * in case of the value loader callback failing with an exception.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
    class ValueRetrievalException extends RuntimeException {

        private final Object key;

        /**
         * Instantiates a new Value retrieval exception.
         *
         * @param key    the key
         * @param loader the loader
         * @param ex     the ex
         */
        public ValueRetrievalException(Object key, Callable<?> loader, Throwable ex) {
            super(String.format("Value for key '%s' could not be loaded using '%s'", key, loader), ex);
            this.key = key;
        }

        /**
         * Gets key.
         *
         * @return the key
         */
        public Object getKey() {
            return this.key;
        }
    }

}