org.exolab.castor.persist.cache

Interface CacheFactory

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.

Version: $Id: CacheFactory.java,v 1.4 2005/08/04 07:31:15 wguttmn Exp $

Author: Werner Guttmann

Method Summary
CachegetCache(ClassLoader classLoader)
Instantiates an instance of the given class.
StringgetCacheClassName()
Returns the full class name of the underlying cache implementation.
StringgetName()
Returns the short alias for this factory instance.
voidshutdown()
Allows for cache-specific shutdown operations and resource cleanup.

Method Detail

getCache

public Cache getCache(ClassLoader classLoader)
Instantiates an instance of the given class.

Parameters: classLoader A ClassLoader instance.

Returns: A Cache instance.

Throws: CacheAcquireException Problem instantiating a cache instance.

getCacheClassName

public String getCacheClassName()
Returns the full class name of the underlying cache implementation.

Returns: The full cache class name.

getName

public String getName()
Returns the short alias for this factory instance.

Returns: The short alias name.

shutdown

public void shutdown()
Allows for cache-specific shutdown operations and resource cleanup.
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