/**
* Using this rather than {@link #add} will let you cache anything you please, even objects (like
* connections to servers) that are not inherently {@link
* edu.uiuc.ncsa.security.core.Identifiable}.
*
* @param key
* @param value
* @return
*/
public CachedObject put(Identifier key, CachedObject value) {
// issue is that the sorted list is a list -- adding the same cached value
// repeatedly will result in duplicates. The real cache vets these by key.
// It is entirely possible that a user will add a new cached object that will replace
// a currently cached object, effectively changing how the retention policy will work with
// it.
CachedObject oldCO = getTheRealCache().get(key);
if (oldCO == null) {
// it's new
getTheRealCache().put(key, value);
getSortedList().add(value);
} else {
oldCO.setTimestamp(value.getTimestamp());
}
return oldCO;
}
