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package com.google.common.collect;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

/**
 * A {@code Multimap} that cannot hold duplicate key-value pairs. Adding a
 * key-value pair that's already in the multimap has no effect. See the
 * {@link Multimap} documentation for information common to all multimaps.
 *
 * <p>
 * The {@link #get}, {@link #removeAll}, and {@link #replaceValues} methods each
 * return a {@link Set} of values, while {@link #entries} returns a {@code
 * Set} of map entries. Though the method signature doesn't say so explicitly,
 * the map returned by {@link #asMap} has {@code Set} values.
 *
 * <p>
 * If the values corresponding to a single key should be ordered according to a
 * {@link java.util.Comparator} (or the natural order), see the
 * {@link SortedSetMultimap} subinterface.
 * 
 * <p>
 * Since the value collections are sets, the behavior of a {@code SetMultimap}
 * is not specified if key <em>or value</em> objects already present in the
 * multimap change in a manner that affects {@code equals} comparisons. Use
 * caution if mutable objects are used as keys or values in a
 * {@code SetMultimap}.
 *
 * <p>
 * See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#Multimap">
 * {@code Multimap}</a>.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
 */
@GwtCompatible
public interface SetMultimap<K, V> extends Multimap<K, V> {
	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method
	 * returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified
	 * in the {@link Multimap} interface.
	 */
	@Override
	Set<V> get(@Nullable K key);

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method
	 * returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified
	 * in the {@link Multimap} interface.
	 */
	@Override
	Set<V> removeAll(@Nullable Object key);

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method
	 * returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified
	 * in the {@link Multimap} interface.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
	 */
	@Override
	Set<V> replaceValues(K key, Iterable<? extends V> values);

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this method
	 * returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified
	 * in the {@link Multimap} interface.
	 */
	@Override
	Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> entries();

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Note:</b> The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type
	 * {@link Set}. To obtain this map with the more specific generic type
	 * {@code Map<K, Set<V>>}, call {@link Multimaps#asMap(SetMultimap)} instead.
	 */
	@Override
	Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap();

	/**
	 * Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Two {@code SetMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they contain
	 * the same values. Equality does not depend on the ordering of keys or values.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * An empty {@code SetMultimap} is equal to any other empty {@code
	 * Multimap}, including an empty {@code ListMultimap}.
	 */
	@Override
	boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);
}
