api/src/main/java/org/opencord/sadis/BaseInformationService.java

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 * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 *
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package org.opencord.sadis;

public interface BaseInformationService<T extends BaseInformation> {

    /**
     * Removes all cached entries.
     */
    void invalidateAll();

    /**
     * Removes the information associated with the given ID.
     *
     * @param id key to information
     */
    void invalidateId(String id);

    /**
     * Return the information associated with the given ID.
     *
     * @param id key to information
     * @return information associated with ID, if available, else null
     */
    T get(String id);

    /**
     * Return the information associated with the given ID from the cache.
     *
     * @param id key to information
     * @return information associated with ID, if available in the cache, else null
     */
    T getfromCache(String id);


}