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1   package org.eclipse.aether;
2   
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21  
22  import java.util.function.Supplier;
23  
24  /**
25   * A container for data that is specific to a repository system session. Both components within the repository system
26   * and clients of the system may use this storage to associate arbitrary data with a session.
27   * <p>
28   * Unlike a cache, this session data is not subject to purging. For this same reason, session data should also not be
29   * abused as a cache (i.e. for storing values that can be re-calculated) to avoid memory exhaustion.
30   * <p>
31   * <strong>Note:</strong> Actual implementations must be thread-safe.
32   * 
33   * @see RepositorySystemSession#getData()
34   * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
35   * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
36   */
37  public interface SessionData
38  {
39  
40      /**
41       * Associates the specified session data with the given key.
42       * 
43       * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
44       * @param value The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
45       */
46      void set( Object key, Object value );
47  
48      /**
49       * Associates the specified session data with the given key if the key is currently mapped to the given value. This
50       * method provides an atomic compare-and-update of some key's value.
51       * 
52       * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
53       * @param oldValue The expected data currently associated with the key, may be {@code null}.
54       * @param newValue The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
55       * @return {@code true} if the key mapping was successfully updated from the old value to the new value,
56       *         {@code false} if the current key mapping didn't match the expected value and was not updated.
57       */
58      boolean set( Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue );
59  
60      /**
61       * Gets the session data associated with the specified key.
62       * 
63       * @param key The key for which to retrieve the session data, must not be {@code null}.
64       * @return The session data associated with the key or {@code null} if none.
65       */
66      Object get( Object key );
67  
68      /**
69       * Retrieve of compute the data associated with the specified key.
70       *
71       * @param key The key for which to retrieve the session data, must not be {@code null}.
72       * @param supplier The supplier will compute the new value.
73       * @return The session data associated with the key.
74       */
75      Object computeIfAbsent( Object key, Supplier<Object> supplier );
76  
77  }