commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs/engine/memory/mru/MRUMemoryCache.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.memory.mru;

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import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.behavior.ICacheElement;
import org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.memory.AbstractDoubleLinkedListMemoryCache;
import org.apache.commons.jcs.engine.memory.util.MemoryElementDescriptor;

/**
 * The most recently used items move to the front of the list and get spooled to disk if the cache
 * hub is configured to use a disk cache.
 */
public class MRUMemoryCache<K, V>
    extends AbstractDoubleLinkedListMemoryCache<K, V>
{
    /**
     * Adds the item to the front of the list. A put doesn't count as a usage.
     * <p>
     * It's not clear if the put operation should be different. Perhaps this should remove the oldest
     * if full, and then put.
     * <p>
     * @param ce
     * @return MemoryElementDescriptor the new node
     * @throws IOException
     */
    @Override
    protected MemoryElementDescriptor<K, V> adjustListForUpdate( ICacheElement<K, V> ce )
        throws IOException
    {
        return addFirst( ce );
    }

    /**
     * Makes the item the last in the list.
     * <p>
     * @param me
     */
    @Override
    protected void adjustListForGet( MemoryElementDescriptor<K, V> me )
    {
        list.makeLast( me );
    }
}