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package org.springframework.cache;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* Spring's central cache manager SPI.
*
* Allows for retrieving named {@link Cache} regions.
*
* @author Costin Leau
* @author Sam Brannen
* @since 3.1
*/
public interface CacheManager {
/**
* Get the cache associated with the given name.
*
Note that the cache may be lazily created at runtime if the
* native provider supports it.
* @param name the cache identifier (must not be {@code null})
* @return the associated cache, or {@code null} if such a cache
* does not exist or could be not created
*/
@Nullable
Cache getCache(String name);
/**
* Get a collection of the cache names known by this manager.
* @return the names of all caches known by the cache manager
*/
Collection getCacheNames();
}