extended cache comments

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James Bardin 2020-10-14 12:28:06 -04:00
parent bb76c3b50c
commit e27ecba6e4
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@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ var mapLabelNames = []string{"key"}
// Caching these externally rather than within the struct is required because
// Blocks are used by value and copied when working with NestedBlocks, and the
// copying of the value prevents any safe synchronisation of the struct itself.
//
// While we are using the *Block pointer as the cache key, and the Block
// contents are mutable, once a Block is created it is treated as immutable for
// the duration of its life. Because a Block is a representation of a logical
// schema, which cannot change while it's being used, any modifications to the
// schema during execution would be an error.
type specCache struct {
sync.Mutex
specs map[uintptr]hcldec.Spec
@ -26,7 +32,7 @@ var decoderSpecCache = specCache{
specs: map[uintptr]hcldec.Spec{},
}
// get returns the Spec associated with the given Block, or nil if none is
// get returns the Spec associated with eth given Block, or nil if non is
// found.
func (s *specCache) get(b *Block) hcldec.Spec {
s.Lock()