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package mssql.googlecode.concurrentlinkedhashmap;

A class that can determine the weight of an entry. The total weight threshold
is used to determine when an eviction is required.
Author:
ben.manes@gmail.com (Ben Manes)
See Also:

 *      http://code.google.com/p/concurrentlinkedhashmap//**
 * A class that can determine the weight of an entry. The total weight threshold
 * is used to determine when an eviction is required.
 *
 * @author ben.manes@gmail.com (Ben Manes)
 * @see <a href="http://code.google.com/p/concurrentlinkedhashmap/">
 *      http://code.google.com/p/concurrentlinkedhashmap/</a>
 */
public interface EntryWeigher<K, V> {

  
Measures an entry's weight to determine how many units of capacity that
the key and value consumes. An entry must consume a minimum of one unit.
Params:
key – the key to weigh
value – the value to weigh
Returns:
the entry's weight/**
   * Measures an entry's weight to determine how many units of capacity that
   * the key and value consumes. An entry must consume a minimum of one unit.
   *
   * @param key the key to weigh
   * @param value the value to weigh
   * @return the entry's weight
   */
  int weightOf(K key, V value);
}