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17  package org.apache.logging.log4j.spi;
18  
19  import java.util.Map;
20  
21  import org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext;
22  
23  /**
24   * Service provider interface to implement custom MDC behavior for {@link org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext}.
25   * <p>
26   * Since 2.8, {@code ThreadContextMap} implementations that implement the {@link ReadOnlyThreadContextMap} interface
27   * are accessible to applications via the {@link ThreadContext#getThreadContextMap()} method.
28   * </p>
29   */
30  public interface ThreadContextMap {
31  
32      /**
33       * Clears the context.
34       */
35      void clear();
36  
37      /**
38       * Determines if the key is in the context.
39       * @param key The key to locate.
40       * @return True if the key is in the context, false otherwise.
41       */
42      boolean containsKey(final String key);
43  
44      /**
45       * Gets the context identified by the <code>key</code> parameter.
46       *
47       * <p>This method has no side effects.</p>
48       * @param key The key to locate.
49       * @return The value associated with the key or null.
50       */
51      String get(final String key);
52  
53      /**
54       * Gets a non-{@code null} mutable copy of current thread's context Map.
55       * @return a mutable copy of the context.
56       */
57      Map<String, String> getCopy();
58  
59      /**
60       * Returns an immutable view on the context Map or {@code null} if the context map is empty.
61       * @return an immutable context Map or {@code null}.
62       */
63      Map<String, String> getImmutableMapOrNull();
64  
65      /**
66       * Returns true if the Map is empty.
67       * @return true if the Map is empty, false otherwise.
68       */
69      boolean isEmpty();
70  
71      /**
72       * Puts a context value (the <code>o</code> parameter) as identified
73       * with the <code>key</code> parameter into the current thread's
74       * context map.
75       *
76       * <p>If the current thread does not have a context map it is
77       * created as a side effect.</p>
78       * @param key The key name.
79       * @param value The key value.
80       */
81      void put(final String key, final String value);
82  
83      /**
84       * Removes the the context identified by the <code>key</code>
85       * parameter.
86       * @param key The key to remove.
87       */
88      void remove(final String key);
89  }