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package com.gwtplatform.dispatch.client.actionhandler.caching;
/**
* Interface for client side caching.
*
* @deprecated Since 1.4. Use {@link com.gwtplatform.dispatch.rpc.client.interceptor.caching.Cache}
*/
@Deprecated
public interface Cache {
/**
* Puts the key-value pair in the cache. If an entry with key already exists, it is overwritten.
* If automatic expiration is used, this entry will be expired after {@link #getAutoExpireTimeInMs()} milliseconds.
*
* @param key The key for the entry to be cached
* @param value The corresponding value
*/
void put(Object key, Object value);
/*
* Returns the auto expiry time in milliseconds.
*/
long getAutoExpireTimeInMs();
/**
* Set the auto expiry time, after which an entry will expire after it is put in cache.
*
* @param autoExpireTimeInMs The auto expiry time in milliseconds
*/
void setAutoExpireTimeInMs(long autoExpireTimeInMs);
/**
* Returns the cached value corresponding to key.
*
* @param key The key for the cached entry
* @return The value corresponding to key
*/
Object get(Object key);
/**
* Clears the entire cache.
*/
void clear();
/**
* Removes the entry from the cache.
*
* @param key The key for the cached entry
*/
void remove(Object key);
/**
* Returns the last update time in milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT for the cached entry.
*
* @param key The key for which last update time is required
* @return The last update time as long value, if the value is cached, otherwise -1
*/
long getLastUpateTime(Object key);
}