001package org.eclipse.aether;
002
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021
022/**
023 * A container for data that is specific to a repository system session. Both components within the repository system
024 * and clients of the system may use this storage to associate arbitrary data with a session.
025 * <p>
026 * Unlike a cache, this session data is not subject to purging. For this same reason, session data should also not be
027 * abused as a cache (i.e. for storing values that can be re-calculated) to avoid memory exhaustion.
028 * <p>
029 * <strong>Note:</strong> Actual implementations must be thread-safe.
030 * 
031 * @see RepositorySystemSession#getData()
032 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
033 * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
034 */
035public interface SessionData
036{
037
038    /**
039     * Associates the specified session data with the given key.
040     * 
041     * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
042     * @param value The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
043     */
044    void set( Object key, Object value );
045
046    /**
047     * Associates the specified session data with the given key if the key is currently mapped to the given value. This
048     * method provides an atomic compare-and-update of some key's value.
049     * 
050     * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
051     * @param oldValue The expected data currently associated with the key, may be {@code null}.
052     * @param newValue The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
053     * @return {@code true} if the key mapping was successfully updated from the old value to the new value,
054     *         {@code false} if the current key mapping didn't match the expected value and was not updated.
055     */
056    boolean set( Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue );
057
058    /**
059     * Gets the session data associated with the specified key.
060     * 
061     * @param key The key for which to retrieve the session data, must not be {@code null}.
062     * @return The session data associated with the key or {@code null} if none.
063     */
064    Object get( Object key );
065
066}