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

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package org.onosproject.store.service;


/**
 * Transactional Map data structure.
 * <p>
 * A TransactionalMap is created by invoking {@link TransactionContext#getTransactionalMap getTransactionalMap}
 * method. All operations performed on this map within a transaction boundary are invisible externally
 * until the point when the transaction commits. A commit usually succeeds in the absence of conflicts.
 *
 * @param <K> type of key.
 * @param <V> type of value.
 */
public interface TransactionalMap<K, V> {

    /**
     * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if this
     * map contains no mapping for the key.
     *
     * @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned
     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if
     * this map contains no mapping for the key
     */
    V get(K key);

    /**
     * Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation).
     * If the map previously contained a mapping for the key, the old value is replaced by the
     * specified value.
     *
     * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
     * @param value value to be associated with the specified key
     * @return the previous value associated with key, or null if there was
     * no mapping for key.
     */
    V put(K key, V value);

    /**
     * Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present (optional operation).
     *
     * @param key key whose value is to be removed from the map
     * @return the value to which this map previously associated the key,
     * or null if the map contained no mapping for the key.
     */
    V remove(K key);

    /**
     * If the specified key is not already associated with a value
     * associates it with the given value and returns null, else returns the current value.
     *
     * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
     * @param value value to be associated with the specified key
     * @return the previous value associated with the specified key or null
     * if key does not already mapped to a value.
     */
    V putIfAbsent(K key, V value);

    /**
     * Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently
     * mapped to the specified value.
     *
     * @param key key with which the specified value is associated
     * @param value value expected to be associated with the specified key
     * @return true if the value was removed
     */
    boolean remove(K key, V value);

    /**
     * Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped
     * to the specified value.
     *
     * @param key key with which the specified value is associated
     * @param oldValue value expected to be associated with the specified key
     * @param newValue value to be associated with the specified key
     * @return true if the value was replaced
     */
    boolean replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue);
}