com.opsmatters.core.provider.ProviderManager Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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* Copyright 2018 Gerald Curley
*
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package com.opsmatters.core.provider;
/**
* Represents the interface for all provider managers.
*
* @author Gerald Curley (opsmatters)
*/
public interface ProviderManager
{
/**
* Returns true if the clients have been initialized.
* @return true if the clients have been initialized
*/
public boolean isInitialized();
/**
* Synchronises the cache.
* @param cache The cache to synchronise
* @return true if the operation was successful
*/
public boolean sync(T cache);
/**
* Clears the cache.
* @param cache The cache to synchronise
*/
public void clear(T cache);
}