gradle-master/subprojects/core-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/caching/BuildCacheKey.java
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package org.gradle.caching;

import org.gradle.api.Describable;

/**
 * Cache key identifying an entry in the build cache.
 *
 * @since 3.3
 */
public interface BuildCacheKey extends Describable {
    /**
     * Returns the string representation of the cache key.
     */
    String getHashCode();

    /**
     * Returns the byte array representation of the cache key.
     *
     * @since 5.4
     */
    byte[] toByteArray();
}
