src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/skyframe/TopDownActionCache.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.skyframe;

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actionsketch.ActionSketch;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * A top-down action cache is a cache of {@link ActionSketch} to {@link ActionExecutionValue}.
 *
 * <p>Unlike {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ActionCacheChecker}, a top-down cache can
 * cull large subgraphs by computing the transitive cache key (known as the {@link ActionSketch}).
 */
public interface TopDownActionCache {

  /** Retrieves the cached value for the given action sketch, or null. */
  @Nullable
  ActionExecutionValue get(ActionSketch sketch);

  /** Puts the sketch into the top-down cache. May complete asynchronously. */
  void put(ActionSketch sketch, ActionExecutionValue value);
}