org.ehcache.config

Interface CacheConfiguration<K,V>

Type Parameters:

K - the key type for the cache

V - the value type for the cache

All Known Subinterfaces:

CacheRuntimeConfiguration<K,V>

public interface CacheConfiguration<K,V>

Represents the minimal configuration for a Cache.

Implementations are expected to be read-only.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.ClassLoader	getClassLoader() The ClassLoader for the Cache.
EvictionAdvisor<? super K,? super V>	getEvictionAdvisor() The EvictionAdvisor predicate function.
Expiry<? super K,? super V>	getExpiry() The Expiry rules for the Cache.
java.lang.Class<K>	getKeyType() The key type for the Cache.
ResourcePools	getResourcePools() The ResourcePools for the Cache.
java.util.Collection<ServiceConfiguration<?>>	getServiceConfigurations() The service configurations defined for the Cache.
java.lang.Class<V>	getValueType() The value type for the Cache.

Method Detail

getServiceConfigurations

java.util.Collection<ServiceConfiguration<?>> getServiceConfigurations()

The service configurations defined for the Cache.

Implementations must return an unmodifiable collection.

Returns:

service configurations

getKeyType

java.lang.Class<K> getKeyType()

The key type for the Cache.

The key type must not be null.

Returns:

a non null class

getValueType

java.lang.Class<V> getValueType()

The value type for the Cache.

The value type must not be null.

Returns:

a non null class

getEvictionAdvisor

EvictionAdvisor<? super K,? super V> getEvictionAdvisor()

The EvictionAdvisor predicate function.

Entries which pass this predicate may be ignored by the eviction process. This is only a hint.

Returns:

the eviction advisor predicate

getClassLoader

java.lang.ClassLoader getClassLoader()

The ClassLoader for the Cache.

This ClassLoader will be used to instantiate cache level services and for deserializing cache entries when required.

The ClassLoader must not be null.

Returns:

the cache ClassLoader

getExpiry

Expiry<? super K,? super V> getExpiry()

The Expiry rules for the Cache.

The Expiry cannot be null.

Returns:

the Expiry

getResourcePools

ResourcePools getResourcePools()

The ResourcePools for the Cache.

The ResourcePools cannot be null nor empty.

Returns:

the ResourcePools