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package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext;

Service provider interface to implement custom MDC behavior for ThreadContext. 
 Since 2.8, ThreadContextMap implementations that implement the ReadOnlyThreadContextMap interface are accessible to applications via the ThreadContext.getThreadContextMap() method. 
/**
 * Service provider interface to implement custom MDC behavior for {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext}.
 * <p>
 * Since 2.8, {@code ThreadContextMap} implementations that implement the {@link ReadOnlyThreadContextMap} interface
 * are accessible to applications via the {@link ThreadContext#getThreadContextMap()} method.
 * </p>
 */
public interface ThreadContextMap {

    
Clears the context.
/**
     * Clears the context.
     */
    void clear();

    
Determines if the key is in the context.
Params:
key – The key to locate.
Returns:
True if the key is in the context, false otherwise./**
     * Determines if the key is in the context.
     * @param key The key to locate.
     * @return True if the key is in the context, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean containsKey(final String key);

    
Gets the context identified by the key parameter.
This method has no side effects.
Params:
key – The key to locate.
Returns:
The value associated with the key or null./**
     * Gets the context identified by the <code>key</code> parameter.
     *
     * <p>This method has no side effects.</p>
     * @param key The key to locate.
     * @return The value associated with the key or null.
     */
    String get(final String key);

    
Gets a non-null mutable copy of current thread's context Map. 
Returns:
a mutable copy of the context./**
     * Gets a non-{@code null} mutable copy of current thread's context Map.
     * @return a mutable copy of the context.
     */
    Map<String, String> getCopy();

    
Returns an immutable view on the context Map or null if the context map is empty. 
Returns:
an immutable context Map or null./**
     * Returns an immutable view on the context Map or {@code null} if the context map is empty.
     * @return an immutable context Map or {@code null}.
     */
    Map<String, String> getImmutableMapOrNull();

    
Returns true if the Map is empty.
Returns:
true if the Map is empty, false otherwise./**
     * Returns true if the Map is empty.
     * @return true if the Map is empty, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean isEmpty();

    
Puts a context value (the o parameter) as identified
with the key parameter into the current thread's
context map.
If the current thread does not have a context map it is
created as a side effect.
Params:
key – The key name.
value – The key value./**
     * Puts a context value (the <code>o</code> parameter) as identified
     * with the <code>key</code> parameter into the current thread's
     * context map.
     *
     * <p>If the current thread does not have a context map it is
     * created as a side effect.</p>
     * @param key The key name.
     * @param value The key value.
     */
    void put(final String key, final String value);

    
Removes the the context identified by the key
parameter.
Params:
key – The key to remove./**
     * Removes the the context identified by the <code>key</code>
     * parameter.
     * @param key The key to remove.
     */
    void remove(final String key);
}