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1   package org.apache.maven.api;
2   
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21  
22  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
23  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
24  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;
25  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Provider;
26  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.ThreadSafe;
27  
28  import java.util.function.Supplier;
29  
30  /**
31   * A container for data that is specific to a session.
32   * All components may use this storage to associate arbitrary data with a session.
33   * <p>
34   * Unlike a cache, this session data is not subject to purging. For this same reason, session data should also not be
35   * abused as a cache (i.e. for storing values that can be re-calculated) to avoid memory exhaustion.
36   * <p>
37   * <strong>Note:</strong> Actual implementations must be thread-safe.
38   * 
39   * @see Session#getData()
40   * @since 4.0
41   */
42  @Experimental
43  @ThreadSafe @Provider
44  public interface SessionData
45  {
46  
47      /**
48       * Associates the specified session data with the given key.
49       * 
50       * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
51       * @param value The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
52       */
53      void set( @Nonnull Object key, @Nullable Object value );
54  
55      /**
56       * Associates the specified session data with the given key if the key is currently mapped to the given value. This
57       * method provides an atomic compare-and-update of some key's value.
58       * 
59       * @param key The key under which to store the session data, must not be {@code null}.
60       * @param oldValue The expected data currently associated with the key, may be {@code null}.
61       * @param newValue The data to associate with the key, may be {@code null} to remove the mapping.
62       * @return {@code true} if the key mapping was successfully updated from the old value to the new value,
63       *         {@code false} if the current key mapping didn't match the expected value and was not updated.
64       */
65      boolean set( @Nonnull Object key, @Nullable Object oldValue, @Nullable Object newValue );
66  
67      /**
68       * Gets the session data associated with the specified key.
69       * 
70       * @param key The key for which to retrieve the session data, must not be {@code null}.
71       * @return The session data associated with the key or {@code null} if none.
72       */
73      @Nullable
74      Object get( @Nonnull Object key );
75  
76      /**
77       * Retrieve of compute the data associated with the specified key.
78       *
79       * @param key The key for which to retrieve the session data, must not be {@code null}.
80       * @param supplier The supplier will compute the new value.
81       * @return The session data associated with the key.
82       */
83      @Nullable
84      Object computeIfAbsent( @Nonnull Object key, @Nonnull Supplier<Object> supplier );
85  
86  }