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package org.ehcache.spi.persistence;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

A Map like structure that can hold key value mappings. 
Type parameters:
<K> – type of Keys
<V> – type of Values/**
 * A {@code Map} like structure that can hold key value mappings.
 *
 * @param <K> type of Keys
 * @param <V> type of Values
 */
public interface StateHolder<K, V> {

  
If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to null) associates it with the given value and returns null, else returns the current value. 
Params:
key – a key
value – a value
Returns:
the previous value associated with the specified key, or null if there was no mapping for the key./**
   * If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped
   * to {@code null}) associates it with the given value and returns
   * {@code null}, else returns the current value.
   *
   * @param key a key
   * @param value a value
   * @return the previous value associated with the specified key, or
   *         {@code null} if there was no mapping for the key.
   */
  V putIfAbsent(K key, V value);

  
Retrieves the value mapped to the given key 
Params:
key – a key
Returns:
 the value mapped to the key/**
   * Retrieves the value mapped to the given {@code key}
   *
   * @param key a key
   * @return  the value mapped to the key
   */
  V get(K key);

  
Retrieves all the entries in the StateHolder as a Set of Map.Entry instances. 
Returns:
the set of this StateHolder mappings/**
   * Retrieves all the entries in the {@code StateHolder} as a {@code Set} of {@code Map.Entry} instances.
   *
   * @return the set of this {@code StateHolder} mappings
   */
  Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> entrySet();

}