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+package freelru
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/bits"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ShardedLRU is a thread-safe, sharded, fixed size LRU cache.
+// Sharding is used to reduce lock contention on high concurrency.
+// The downside is that exact LRU behavior is not given (as for the LRU and SynchedLRU types).
+type ShardedLRU[K comparable, V any] struct {
+	lrus   []LRU[K, V]
+	mus    []sync.RWMutex
+	hash   HashKeyCallback[K]
+	shards uint32
+	mask   uint32
+}
+
+var _ Cache[int, int] = (*ShardedLRU[int, int])(nil)
+
+// SetLifetime sets the default lifetime of LRU elements.
+// Lifetime 0 means "forever".
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) SetLifetime(lifetime time.Duration) {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].SetLifetime(lifetime)
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+// SetOnEvict sets the OnEvict callback function.
+// The onEvict function is called for each evicted lru entry.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) SetOnEvict(onEvict OnEvictCallback[K, V]) {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].SetOnEvict(onEvict)
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+func nextPowerOfTwo(val uint32) uint32 {
+	if bits.OnesCount32(val) != 1 {
+		return 1 << bits.Len32(val)
+	}
+	return val
+}
+
+// NewSharded creates a new thread-safe sharded LRU hashmap with the given capacity.
+func NewSharded[K comparable, V any](capacity uint32, hash HashKeyCallback[K]) (*ShardedLRU[K, V],
+	error) {
+	size := uint32(float64(capacity) * 1.25) // 25% extra space for fewer collisions
+
+	return NewShardedWithSize[K, V](uint32(runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)*16), capacity, size, hash)
+}
+
+func NewShardedWithSize[K comparable, V any](shards, capacity, size uint32,
+	hash HashKeyCallback[K]) (
+	*ShardedLRU[K, V], error) {
+	if capacity == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("capacity must be positive")
+	}
+	if size < capacity {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("size (%d) is smaller than capacity (%d)", size, capacity)
+	}
+
+	if size < 1<<31 {
+		size = nextPowerOfTwo(size) // next power of 2 so the LRUs can avoid costly divisions
+	} else {
+		size = 1 << 31 // the highest 2^N value that fits in a uint32
+	}
+
+	shards = nextPowerOfTwo(shards) // next power of 2 so we can avoid costly division for sharding
+
+	for shards > size/16 {
+		shards /= 16
+	}
+	if shards == 0 {
+		shards = 1
+	}
+
+	size /= shards // size per LRU
+	if size == 0 {
+		size = 1
+	}
+
+	capacity = (capacity + shards - 1) / shards // size per LRU
+	if capacity == 0 {
+		capacity = 1
+	}
+
+	lrus := make([]LRU[K, V], shards)
+	buckets := make([]uint32, size*shards)
+	elements := make([]element[K, V], size*shards)
+
+	from := 0
+	to := int(size)
+	for i := range lrus {
+		initLRU(&lrus[i], capacity, size, hash, buckets[from:to], elements[from:to])
+		from = to
+		to += int(size)
+	}
+
+	return &ShardedLRU[K, V]{
+		lrus:   lrus,
+		mus:    make([]sync.RWMutex, shards),
+		hash:   hash,
+		shards: shards,
+		mask:   shards - 1,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Len returns the number of elements stored in the cache.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Len() (length int) {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].RLock()
+		length += lru.lrus[shard].Len()
+		lru.mus[shard].RUnlock()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// AddWithLifetime adds a key:value to the cache with a lifetime.
+// Returns true, true if key was updated and eviction occurred.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) AddWithLifetime(key K, value V,
+	lifetime time.Duration) (evicted bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	evicted = lru.lrus[shard].addWithLifetime(hash, key, value, lifetime)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Add adds a key:value to the cache.
+// Returns true, true if key was updated and eviction occurred.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	evicted = lru.lrus[shard].add(hash, key, value)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Get returns the value associated with the key, setting it as the most
+// recently used item.
+// If the found cache item is already expired, the evict function is called
+// and the return value indicates that the key was not found.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Get(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	value, ok = lru.lrus[shard].get(hash, key)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Peek looks up a key's value from the cache, without changing its recent-ness.
+// If the found entry is already expired, the evict function is called.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Peek(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	value, ok = lru.lrus[shard].peek(hash, key)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Contains checks for the existence of a key, without changing its recent-ness.
+// If the found entry is already expired, the evict function is called.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Contains(key K) (ok bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	ok = lru.lrus[shard].contains(hash, key)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Remove removes the key from the cache.
+// The return value indicates whether the key existed or not.
+// The evict function is called for the removed entry.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Remove(key K) (removed bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	removed = lru.lrus[shard].remove(hash, key)
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// RemoveOldest removes the oldest entry from the cache.
+// Key, value and an indicator of whether the entry has been removed is returned.
+// The evict function is called for the removed entry.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) RemoveOldest() (key K, value V, removed bool) {
+	hash := lru.hash(key)
+	shard := (hash >> 16) & lru.mask
+
+	lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+	key, value, removed = lru.lrus[shard].RemoveOldest()
+	lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+	return
+}
+
+// Keys returns a slice of the keys in the cache, from oldest to newest.
+// Expired entries are not included.
+// The evict function is called for each expired item.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Keys() []K {
+	keys := make([]K, 0, lru.shards*lru.lrus[0].cap)
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		keys = append(keys, lru.lrus[shard].Keys()...)
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+	}
+
+	return keys
+}
+
+// Purge purges all data (key and value) from the LRU.
+// The evict function is called for each expired item.
+// The LRU metrics are reset.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Purge() {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].Purge()
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+// PurgeExpired purges all expired items from the LRU.
+// The evict function is called for each expired item.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) PurgeExpired() {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].PurgeExpired()
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
+// Metrics returns the metrics of the cache.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) Metrics() Metrics {
+	metrics := Metrics{}
+
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		m := lru.lrus[shard].Metrics()
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+		addMetrics(&metrics, m)
+	}
+
+	return metrics
+}
+
+// ResetMetrics resets the metrics of the cache and returns the previous state.
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) ResetMetrics() Metrics {
+	metrics := Metrics{}
+
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		lru.mus[shard].Lock()
+		m := lru.lrus[shard].ResetMetrics()
+		lru.mus[shard].Unlock()
+
+		addMetrics(&metrics, m)
+	}
+
+	return metrics
+}
+
+func addMetrics(dst *Metrics, src Metrics) {
+	dst.Inserts += src.Inserts
+	dst.Collisions += src.Collisions
+	dst.Evictions += src.Evictions
+	dst.Removals += src.Removals
+	dst.Hits += src.Hits
+	dst.Misses += src.Misses
+}
+
+// just used for debugging
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) dump() {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		fmt.Printf("Shard %d:\n", shard)
+		lru.mus[shard].RLock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].dump()
+		lru.mus[shard].RUnlock()
+		fmt.Println("")
+	}
+}
+
+func (lru *ShardedLRU[K, V]) PrintStats() {
+	for shard := range lru.lrus {
+		fmt.Printf("Shard %d:\n", shard)
+		lru.mus[shard].RLock()
+		lru.lrus[shard].PrintStats()
+		lru.mus[shard].RUnlock()
+		fmt.Println("")
+	}
+}