org.ehcache.config
Interface ResourcePools

All Known Implementing Classes:

ResourcePoolsImpl

public interface ResourcePools

A collection of resource pools a cache has at its disposal to store its mappings.

Method Summary

ResourcePool	getPoolForResource(ResourceType resourceType) Get a specific ResourcePool based on its type.
java.util.Set<ResourceType>	getResourceTypeSet() Get the set of ResourceType of all the pools present in the ResourcePools
ResourcePools	validateAndMerge(ResourcePools toBeUpdated) Get a copy of the current ResourcePools merged with another ResourcePools and validate that the updates to the contained ResourcePools are legal.

Method Detail

getPoolForResource

ResourcePool getPoolForResource(ResourceType resourceType)

Get a specific ResourcePool based on its type.

Parameters:

resourceType - the type of resource the pool is tracking.

Returns:

the ResourcePool, or null if there is no pool tracking the requested type.

getResourceTypeSet

java.util.Set<ResourceType> getResourceTypeSet()

Get the set of ResourceType of all the pools present in the ResourcePools

Returns:

the set of ResourceType

validateAndMerge

ResourcePools validateAndMerge(ResourcePools toBeUpdated)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                      java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Get a copy of the current ResourcePools merged with another ResourcePools and validate that the updates to the contained ResourcePools are legal.

Parameters:

toBeUpdated - the ResourcePools to merge with the current one.

Returns:

A merged and validated ResourcePools copy.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - thrown when an illegal resource value is being given, for instance a negative size.

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - thrown when an unsupported update is requested, for instance trying to change the ResourceUnit.