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1   package org.apache.maven.model.building;
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21  
22  /**
23   * Caches auxiliary data used during model building like already processed raw/effective models. The data in the cache
24   * is meant for exclusive consumption by the model builder and is opaque to the cache implementation. The cache key is
25   * formed by a combination of group id, artifact id, version and tag. The first three components generally refer to the
26   * identify of a model. The tag allows for further classification of the associated data on the sole discretion of the
27   * model builder.
28   * 
29   * @author Benjamin Bentmann
30   */
31  public interface ModelCache
32  {
33  
34      /**
35       * Puts the specified data into the cache.
36       * 
37       * @param groupId The group id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
38       * @param artifactId The artifact id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
39       * @param version The version of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
40       * @param tag The tag of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
41       * @param data The data to store in the cache, must not be {@code null}.
42       */
43      void put( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String tag, Object data );
44  
45      /**
46       * Gets the specified data from the cache.
47       * 
48       * @param groupId The group id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
49       * @param artifactId The artifact id of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
50       * @param version The version of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
51       * @param tag The tag of the cache record, must not be {@code null}.
52       * @return The requested data or {@code null} if none was present in the cache.
53       */
54      Object get( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String tag );
55  
56  }