Interface TypePool.CacheProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypePool.CacheProvider.Discriminating, TypePool.CacheProvider.NoOp, TypePool.CacheProvider.Simple, TypePool.CacheProvider.Simple.UsingSoftReference, TypePool.CacheProvider.WithIllegalResolutionReattempt

Enclosing interface:

TypePool

public static interface TypePool.CacheProvider

A cache provider for a TypePool.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	TypePool.CacheProvider.Discriminating	A discriminating cache provider that delegates a type name to one of two caches.
static enum	TypePool.CacheProvider.NoOp	A non-operational cache that does not store any type descriptions.
static class	TypePool.CacheProvider.Simple	A simple, thread-safe type cache based on a ConcurrentHashMap.
static class	TypePool.CacheProvider.WithIllegalResolutionReattempt	A cache provider wrapper that avoids caching illegal resolutions so that future lookups can be reattempted.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final TypePool.Resolution	UNRESOLVED	The value that is returned on a cache-miss.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()	Clears this cache.
TypePool.Resolution	find(String name)	Attempts to find a resolution in this cache.
TypePool.Resolution	register(String name, TypePool.Resolution resolution)	Registers a resolution in this cache.

Field Details

UNRESOLVED

@AlwaysNull
static final TypePool.Resolution UNRESOLVED

The value that is returned on a cache-miss.

Method Details

find

@MaybeNull
TypePool.Resolution find(String name)

Attempts to find a resolution in this cache.

Parameters:

name - The name of the type to describe.

Returns:

A resolution of the type or null if no such resolution can be found in the cache.

register

TypePool.Resolution register(String name,
 TypePool.Resolution resolution)

Registers a resolution in this cache. If a resolution to the given name already exists in the cache, it should be discarded.

Parameters:

name - The name of the type that is to be registered.

resolution - The resolution to register.

Returns:

The oldest version of a resolution that is currently registered in the cache which might be the given resolution or another resolution that was previously registered.

clear

void clear()

Clears this cache.