core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/ConsistentMapBuilder.java

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package org.onosproject.store.service;

import org.onosproject.store.primitives.DistributedPrimitiveBuilder;

/**
 * Builder for {@link ConsistentMap} instances.
 *
 * @param <K> type for map key
 * @param <V> type for map value
 */
public abstract class ConsistentMapBuilder<K, V>
    extends ConsistentMapOptions<ConsistentMapBuilder<K, V>, K, V>
    implements DistributedPrimitiveBuilder<ConsistentMap<K, V>> {

    /**
     * Builds an async consistent map based on the configuration options
     * supplied to this builder.
     *
     * @return new async consistent map
     * @throws java.lang.RuntimeException if a mandatory parameter is missing
     */
    public abstract AsyncConsistentMap<K, V> buildAsyncMap();
}