| /* |
| * Copyright (C) 2010 Google Inc. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| package com.google.clearsilver.jsilver.data; |
| |
| /** |
| * Encapsulates the {@code WeakInterningPool<String>} functionality with added optimizations. To be |
| * used to optimize the memory usage and garbage collection during text processing. |
| */ |
| public interface StringInternStrategy { |
| /** |
| * Interns a String object in a pool and returns a String equal to the one provided. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * If there exists a String in the pool equal to the provided value then it will be returned. |
| * Otherwise provided String <b>may</b> be interned. |
| * |
| * <p> |
| * There is no guarantees on when the pool will return the same object as provided. It is possible |
| * that value == intern(value) will never be true. |
| * |
| * @param value String to be interned |
| * @return a String that is equal to the one provided. |
| */ |
| String intern(String value); |
| } |