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19  package org.apache.maven.api.cache;
20  
21  import java.util.List;
22  import java.util.function.Function;
23  
24  import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
25  import org.apache.maven.api.services.Request;
26  import org.apache.maven.api.services.Result;
27  
28  /**
29   * Interface for caching request results in Maven. This cache implementation provides
30   * methods for executing and optionally caching both single requests and batches of requests.
31   * <p>
32   * The cache behavior is determined by the cache retention specified in the request's metadata.
33   * Results can be cached at different policies (forever, session, request, or not at all)
34   * based on the {@link CacheRetention} associated with the request.
35   *
36   * @since 4.0.0
37   * @see CacheMetadata
38   * @see RequestCacheFactory
39   */
40  @Experimental
41  public interface RequestCache {
42  
43      /**
44       * Executes and optionally caches a request using the provided supplier function. If caching is enabled
45       * for this session, the result will be cached and subsequent identical requests will return the cached
46       * value without re-executing the supplier.
47       * <p>
48       * The caching behavior is determined by the cache retention specified in the request's metadata.
49       * If an error occurs during execution, it will be cached and re-thrown for subsequent identical requests.
50       *
51       * @param <REQ> The request type
52       * @param <REP> The response type
53       * @param req The request object used as the cache key
54       * @param supplier The function to execute and cache the result
55       * @return The result from the supplier (either fresh or cached)
56       * @throws RuntimeException Any exception thrown by the supplier will be cached and re-thrown on subsequent calls
57       */
58      <REQ extends Request<?>, REP extends Result<REQ>> REP request(REQ req, Function<REQ, REP> supplier);
59  
60      /**
61       * Executes and optionally caches a batch of requests using the provided supplier function.
62       * This method allows for efficient batch processing of multiple requests.
63       * <p>
64       * The implementation may optimize the execution by:
65       * <ul>
66       *   <li>Returning cached results for previously executed requests</li>
67       *   <li>Grouping similar requests for batch processing</li>
68       *   <li>Processing requests in parallel where appropriate</li>
69       * </ul>
70       *
71       * @param <REQ> The request type
72       * @param <REP> The response type
73       * @param req List of requests to process
74       * @param supplier Function to execute the batch of requests
75       * @return List of results corresponding to the input requests
76       * @throws BatchRequestException if any request in the batch fails
77       */
78      <REQ extends Request<?>, REP extends Result<REQ>> List<REP> requests(
79              List<REQ> req, Function<List<REQ>, List<REP>> supplier);
80  }