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* Copyright Terracotta, Inc.
*
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package net.sf.ehcache.writer;
import net.sf.ehcache.Ehcache;
import java.util.Properties;
/**
* An abstract factory for creating cache writers. Implementers should provide their own
* concrete factory extending this factory.
*
* Note that Ehcache API also allows the CacheWriter to be set programmatically.
*
* @author Greg Luck
* @author Geert Bevin
* @version $Id: CacheWriterFactory.java 10789 2018-04-26 02:08:13Z adahanne $
*/
public abstract class CacheWriterFactory {
/**
* Creates a CacheWriter using the Ehcache configuration mechanism at the time the associated cache is created.
*
* @param cache a reference to the owning cache
* @param properties configuration properties that will be ignored by Ehcache, but may be useful for specifying
* the underlying resource. e.g. dataSourceName could be specified and then looked up in JNDI.
*
* @return a constructed CacheWriter
*/
public abstract CacheWriter createCacheWriter(Ehcache cache, Properties properties);
}