1 /***
2 * Copyright 2003-2010 Terracotta, Inc.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17 package net.sf.ehcache.extension;
18
19 import net.sf.ehcache.Ehcache;
20
21 import java.util.Properties;
22
23 /***
24 * An abstract factory for creating <code>CacheExtension</code>s. Implementers should provide their own
25 * concrete factory extending this factory. It can then be configured in ehcache.xml.
26 *
27 * @author <a href="mailto:gluck@gregluck.com">Greg Luck</a>
28 * @version $Id: CacheExtensionFactory.html 13146 2011-08-01 17:12:39Z oletizi $
29 */
30 public abstract class CacheExtensionFactory {
31
32 /***
33 * @param cache the cache this extension should hold a reference to, and to whose lifecycle it should be bound.
34 * @param properties implementation specific properties configured as delimiter separated name value pairs in ehcache.xml
35 */
36 public abstract CacheExtension createCacheExtension(Ehcache cache, Properties properties);
37
38 }