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package org.ehcache.clustered.client.service;
import org.terracotta.connection.entity.Entity;
import org.terracotta.exception.EntityAlreadyExistsException;
import org.terracotta.exception.EntityNotFoundException;
/**
* Factory used to create, fetch and destroy server entities.
*
* Such factory is created with {@link EntityService#newClientEntityFactory(String, Class, long, Object)}
*/
public interface ClientEntityFactory {
/**
* @return The server entity name set by this factory
*/
String getEntityIdentifier();
/**
* @return The entity type created by this factory
*/
Class getEntityType();
/**
* @return The entity version
*/
long getEntityVersion();
/**
* @return The optional configuration object passed to the factory for entity creation, or null
*/
C getConfiguration();
/**
* Creates the entity and validate that it can be effectively fetched
*
* @throws EntityAlreadyExistsException If the entity has already been created
*/
void create() throws EntityAlreadyExistsException;
/**
* @return The created entity matching the type and identifier of this factory
* @throws EntityNotFoundException If the entity has not been created yet
*/
E retrieve() throws EntityNotFoundException;
/**
* Destroy the entity matching the factory entity identifier and type
*
* @throws EntityNotFoundException If the entity does not exist on the server
* @throws EntityBusyException If the entity is used and thus cannot be destroyed
*/
void destroy() throws EntityNotFoundException, EntityBusyException;
}