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1   package org.eclipse.aether;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Caches auxiliary data used during repository access like already processed metadata. The data in the cache is meant
24   * for exclusive consumption by the repository system and is opaque to the cache implementation. <strong>Note:</strong>
25   * Actual cache implementations must be thread-safe.
26   * 
27   * @see RepositorySystemSession#getCache()
28   */
29  public interface RepositoryCache
30  {
31  
32      /**
33       * Puts the specified data into the cache. It is entirely up to the cache implementation how long this data will be
34       * kept before being purged, i.e. callers must not make any assumptions about the lifetime of cached data.
35       * <p>
36       * <em>Warning:</em> The cache will directly save the provided reference. If the cached data is mutable, i.e. could
37       * be modified after being put into the cache, the caller is responsible for creating a copy of the original data
38       * and store the copy in the cache.
39       * 
40       * @param session The repository session during which the cache is accessed, must not be {@code null}.
41       * @param key The key to use for lookup of the data, must not be {@code null}.
42       * @param data The data to store in the cache, may be {@code null}.
43       */
44      void put( RepositorySystemSession session, Object key, Object data );
45  
46      /**
47       * Gets the specified data from the cache.
48       * <p>
49       * <em>Warning:</em> The cache will directly return the saved reference. If the cached data is to be modified after
50       * its retrieval, the caller is responsible to create a copy of the returned data and use this instead of the cache
51       * record.
52       * 
53       * @param session The repository session during which the cache is accessed, must not be {@code null}.
54       * @param key The key to use for lookup of the data, must not be {@code null}.
55       * @return The requested data or {@code null} if none was present in the cache.
56       */
57      Object get( RepositorySystemSession session, Object key );
58  
59  }