RepositoryCache.Key (JGit - Parent 6.3.0.202209071007-r API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RepositoryCache.FileKey

Enclosing class:

RepositoryCache
```
public static interface RepositoryCache.Key
```
Abstract hash key for RepositoryCache entries.
A Key instance should be lightweight, and implement hashCode() and equals() such that two Key instances are equal if they represent the same Repository location.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Repository open(boolean mustExist)
  Called by RepositoryCache.open(Key) if it doesn't exist yet.

- Method Detail
  - open
```
Repository open(boolean mustExist)
         throws IOException,
                RepositoryNotFoundException
```
    Called by RepositoryCache.open(Key) if it doesn't exist yet.
    If a repository does not exist yet in the cache, the cache will call this method to acquire a handle to it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mustExist - true if the repository must exist in order to be opened; false if a new non-existent repository is permitted to be created (the caller is responsible for calling create).
    
    Returns:
    
    the new repository instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - the repository could not be read (likely its core.version property is not supported).
    
    RepositoryNotFoundException - There is no repository at the given location, only thrown if mustExist is true.