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The API module of Ehcache 3

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 * Copyright Terracotta, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.ehcache;

import java.io.Closeable;

/**
 * Represents a {@link Cache} that is not managed by a {@link org.ehcache.CacheManager CacheManager}.
 * 
 * These caches must be {@link #close() closed} in order to release all their resources.
 *
 * @param  the key type for the cache
 * @param  the value type for the cache
 */
public interface UserManagedCache extends Cache, Closeable {

  /**
   * Transitions this {@code UserManagedCache} to {@link org.ehcache.Status#AVAILABLE AVAILABLE}.
   * 

   * If an error occurs before the {@code UserManagedCache} is {@code AVAILABLE}, it will revert to
   * {@link org.ehcache.Status#UNINITIALIZED UNINITIALIZED} and attempt to properly release all resources.
   *
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the {@code UserManagedCache} is not {@code UNINITIALIZED}
   * @throws StateTransitionException if the {@code UserManagedCache} could not be made {@code AVAILABLE}
   */
  void init() throws StateTransitionException;

  /**
   * Transitions this {@code UserManagedCache} to {@link Status#UNINITIALIZED UNINITIALIZED}.
   * 

   * This will release all resources held by this cache.
   * 
   * Failure to release a resource will not prevent other resources from being released.
   *
   * @throws StateTransitionException if the {@code UserManagedCache} could not reach {@code UNINITIALIZED} cleanly
   * @throws IllegalStateException if the {@code UserManagedCache} is not {@code AVAILABLE}
   */
  @Override
  void close() throws StateTransitionException;

  /**
   * Returns the current {@link org.ehcache.Status Status} of this {@code UserManagedCache}.
   *
   * @return the current {@code Status}
   */
  Status getStatus();

}