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 * Copyright Terracotta, Inc.
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package org.ehcache.config;

/**
 * A resource providing capacity to be used by {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}s.
 * 
 * Implementations must be immutable.
 */
public interface ResourcePool {

  /**
   * Get the {@link ResourceType}.
   *
   * @return the resource type
   */
  ResourceType getType();

  /**
   * Indicates whether the underlying resource is persistent.
   * 
   * Persistence in this context means that data stored will survive a JVM restart, unless destroyed.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if persistent, {@code false} otherwise
   */
  boolean isPersistent();

  /**
   * Validates whether or not a new {@code ResourcePool} can replace this {@code ResourcePool} on a running
   * {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
   *
   * @param newPool the pool which is the candidate for replacing this {@code ResourcePool}
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code newPool} is not a valid replacement for this {@code ResourcePool}
   */
  void validateUpdate(ResourcePool newPool);

}