getByIds abstract method

Future<ReadListResult<T>> getByIds(ReadByIdsOperation<T> operation)

Loads all instances of T whose primary key is in the set at ReadByIdsOperation.itemIds.

This could in theory be a version of getItems with a specific IdsIn filter, but that would complicate the extra caching logic handled by this method. The source of that complication is the difference between a "where in" filter and a generic filter. The difference is that with a "where in" filter, you know when you are still missing objects and can forward that request onto the next source just to fill in the gaps. However, with a generic filter, you do not know whether or not you are missing any records and thus cannot be clever with the a request to the next source.

This method makes use of that extra knowledge afforded by a "where in" filter to load records efficiently; which is what would be lost, or at least greatly complicated, if this method was rolled into calling getItems with an equivalent filter.

Implementation

Future<ReadListResult<T>> getByIds(ReadByIdsOperation<T> operation);