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 * This class is tolerant of some I/O errors. If files are missing from the filesystem, the
 * corresponding entries will be dropped from the cache. If an error occurs while writing a cache
 * value, the edit will fail silently. Callers should handle other problems by catching
 * `IOException` and responding appropriately.
 *
 * @constructor Create a cache which will reside in [directory]. This cache is lazily initialized on