gradle-master/subprojects/dependency-management/src/main/java/org/gradle/api/internal/artifacts/ivyservice/ArtifactCacheLockingAccessCoordinator.java
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package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice;

import org.gradle.cache.ExclusiveCacheAccessCoordinator;
import org.gradle.cache.IndexedCache;
import org.gradle.internal.serialize.Serializer;

import javax.annotation.concurrent.ThreadSafe;

/**
 * Provides synchronized access to the artifact cache.
 */
@ThreadSafe
public interface ArtifactCacheLockingAccessCoordinator extends ExclusiveCacheAccessCoordinator {
    /**
     * Creates a cache implementation that is managed by this locking manager. This method may be used at any time.
     *
     * <p>The returned cache may only be used by an action being run from {@link #useCache(org.gradle.internal.Factory)}.
     * In this instance, an exclusive lock will be held on the cache.
     *
     */
    <K, V> IndexedCache<K, V> createCache(String cacheName, Serializer<K> keySerializer, Serializer<V> valueSerializer);
}
