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/**
* Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Terracotta, Inc.
* Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
*
* All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.cache.configuration;
import javax.cache.Cache;
import javax.cache.CacheManager;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A basic read-only representation of a {@link Cache} configuration.
*
* The properties provided by instances of this interface are used by
* {@link CacheManager}s to configure {@link Cache}s.
*
* Implementations of this interface must override {@link Object#hashCode()} and
* {@link Object#equals(Object)} as {@link Configuration}s are often compared at
* runtime.
*
* @param the type of keys maintained the cache
* @param the type of cached values
* @author Greg Luck
* @author Brian Oliver
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface Configuration extends Serializable {
/**
* Determines the required type of keys for {@link Cache}s configured
* with this {@link Configuration}.
*
* @return the key type or Object.class
if the type is undefined
*/
Class getKeyType();
/**
* Determines the required type of values for {@link Cache}s configured
* with this {@link Configuration}.
*
* @return the value type or Object.class
if the type is undefined
*/
Class getValueType();
/**
* Whether storeByValue (true) or storeByReference (false).
* When true, both keys and values are stored by value.
*
* When false, both keys and values are stored by reference.
* Caches stored by reference are capable of mutation by any threads holding
* the reference. The effects are:
*
* - if the key is mutated, then the key may not be retrievable or
* removable
* - if the value is mutated, then all threads in the JVM can potentially
* observe those mutations, subject to the normal Java Memory Model rules.
*
* Storage by reference only applies to the local heap. If an entry is moved off
* heap it will need to be transformed into a representation. Any mutations that
* occur after transformation may not be reflected in the cache.
*
* When a cache is storeByValue, any mutation to the key or value does not
* affect the key of value stored in the cache.
*
* The default value is true
.
*
* @return true if the cache is store by value
*/
boolean isStoreByValue();
}