Package org.castor.cache
Interface CacheFactory
- All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractCacheFactory
,CoherenceCacheFactory
,CountLimitedFactory
,EHCacheFactory
,FIFOHashbeltFactory
,FKCacheFactory
,GigaspacesCacheFactory
,JCacheFactory
,JcsCacheFactory
,LRUHashbeltFactory
,NoCacheFactory
,OsCacheFactory
,TimeLimitedFactory
,UnlimitedFactory
public interface CacheFactory
A factory for instantiating Cache implementations. To provide an implementation
for a specific cache type, please implement this interface.
When providing your own cache instance as explained in the JavaDocs for this
package, please make sure that you provide valid values for the name and
className properties.
- Since:
- 1.0
- Version:
- $Revision: 6907 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 16:09:10 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
- Author:
- Werner Guttmann, Ralf Joachim
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetCache
(ClassLoader classLoader) Instantiates an instance of the cache implementation this factory is responsible for using the given classloader.Returns the full class name of the underlying cache implementation.Returns the short alias cache type for this factory instance.void
shutdown()
Allows for cache-specific shutdown operations and resource cleanup.
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Method Details
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getCache
Instantiates an instance of the cache implementation this factory is responsible for using the given classloader.- Parameters:
classLoader
- A ClassLoader instance.- Returns:
- A Cache instance.
- Throws:
CacheAcquireException
- Problem instantiating a cache instance.
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getCacheType
String getCacheType()Returns the short alias cache type for this factory instance.- Returns:
- The short alias cache type.
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getCacheClassName
String getCacheClassName()Returns the full class name of the underlying cache implementation.- Returns:
- The full cache class name.
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shutdown
void shutdown()Allows for cache-specific shutdown operations and resource cleanup.
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