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package org.ehcache.config;

Represents a unit in which quantity is expressed in a SizedResourcePool. /**
 * Represents a unit in which quantity is expressed in a {@link SizedResourcePool}.
 */
public interface ResourceUnit {

  
Compares thisSize in this unit to thatSize in thatUnit. 
 Returns 1, 0, or -1 if the thisSize of this is greater than, equal to, or less than thatSize of thatUnit respectively. 
Params:
thisSize – size in this unit
thatSize – size in thatUnit
thatUnit – other ResourceUnit
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if the units are not comparable
Returns:
as per the compareTo contract/**
   * Compares {@code thisSize} in this unit to {@code thatSize} in {@code thatUnit}.
   * <p>
   * Returns 1, 0, or -1 if the {@code thisSize} of {@code this} is greater than,
   * equal to, or less than {@code thatSize} of {@code thatUnit}
   * respectively.
   *
   * @param thisSize size in this unit
   * @param thatSize size in {@code thatUnit}
   * @param thatUnit other {@code ResourceUnit}
   *
   * @return as per the {@link Comparable#compareTo(Object) compareTo} contract
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the units are not comparable
   */
  int compareTo(long thisSize, long thatSize, ResourceUnit thatUnit) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}