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package org.apache.drill.exec.store.sys;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * An abstraction used to store and retrieve instances of given value type.
 *
 * @param <V>  value type
 */
public interface PersistentStore<V> extends Store<V> {

  /**
   * Checks if lookup key is present in store.
   *
   * @param key lookup key
   * @return true if store contains lookup key, false otherwise
   */
  boolean contains(String key);

  /**
   * Returns the value for the given key if exists, null otherwise.
   * @param key  lookup key
   */
  V get(String key);

  /**
   * Stores the (key, value) tuple in the store. Lifetime of the tuple depends upon store {@link #getMode mode}.
   *
   * @param key  lookup key
   * @param value  value to store
   */
  void put(String key, V value);

  /**
   * Returns an iterator of entries.
   */
  Iterator<Map.Entry<String, V>> getAll();

}
