/* * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.cache; import java.util.concurrent.Callable; /** * Interface that defines common cache operations. * * Note: Due to the generic use of caching, it is recommended that * implementations allow storage of null values (for example to * cache methods that return {@code null}). * * @author Costin Leau * @author Juergen Hoeller * @author Stephane Nicoll * @since 3.1 */ public interface Cache { /** * Return the cache name. */ String getName(); /** * Return the underlying native cache provider. */ Object getNativeCache(); /** * Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key. *
Returns {@code null} if the cache 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 cache 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 cache contains no mapping for this key. * @see #get(Object, Class) */ ValueWrapper get(Object key); /** * Return the value to which this cache maps the specified key, * generically specifying a type that return value will be cast to. *
Note: This variant of {@code get} does not allow for differentiating
* between a cached {@code null} value and no cache entry found at all.
* Use the standard {@link #get(Object)} variant for that purpose instead.
* @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 cache, the specified type is irrelevant)
* @return the value to which this cache maps the specified key
* (which may be {@code null} itself), or also {@code null} if
* the cache contains no mapping for this key
* @throws IllegalStateException if a cache entry has been found
* but failed to match the specified type
* @since 4.0
* @see #get(Object)
*/
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.
* If the {@code valueLoader} throws an exception, it is wrapped in
* a {@link ValueRetrievalException}
* @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned
* @return the value to which this cache maps the specified key
* @throws ValueRetrievalException if the {@code valueLoader} throws an exception
* @since 4.3
*/
If the cache 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 cache
* if it is not set already.
* This is equivalent to:
*
* 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 cache 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 cache maps the specified key (which may be
* {@code null} itself), or also {@code null} if the cache 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.
* @since 4.1
*/
ValueWrapper putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value);
/**
* Evict the mapping for this key from this cache if it is present.
* @param key the key whose mapping is to be removed from the cache
*/
void evict(Object key);
/**
* Remove all mappings from the cache.
*/
void clear();
/**
* A (wrapper) object representing a cache value.
*/
interface ValueWrapper {
/**
* Return the actual value in the cache.
*/
Object get();
}
/**
* Wrapper exception to be thrown from {@link #get(Object, Callable)}
* in case of the value loader callback failing with an exception.
* @since 4.3
*/
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
class ValueRetrievalException extends RuntimeException {
private final Object key;
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;
}
public Object getKey() {
return this.key;
}
}
}
* Object existingValue = cache.get(key);
* if (existingValue == null) {
* cache.put(key, value);
* return null;
* } else {
* return existingValue;
* }
*