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package com.google.gerrit.server.cache;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;


/**
 * A fast in-memory and/or on-disk based cache.
 *
 * @type <K> type of key used to lookup entries in the cache.
 * @type <V> type of value stored within each cache entry.
 */
public interface Cache<K, V> {
  /** Get the element from the cache, or null if not stored in the cache. */
  public V get(K key);

  /** Put one element into the cache, replacing any existing value. */
  public void put(K key, V value);

  /** Remove any existing value from the cache, no-op if not present. */
  public void remove(K key);

  /**
   * Get the time an element will survive in the cache.
   *
   * @param unit desired units of the return value.
   * @return time an item can live before being purged.
   */
  public long getTimeToLive(TimeUnit unit);
}