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19  package org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.bindings.cache;
20  
21  import java.io.Serializable;
22  
23  /**
24   * An interface for an hierarchical cache.
25   * 
26   * <p>
27   * Each level of the hierarchy could use a different caching strategy. The cache
28   * is initialize by defining the classes that handle the caching for one level.
29   * These classes must implement the {@link CacheLevel} interface.<br>
30   * <br>
31   * Level configuration string format: "
32   * {@code <class name> [param1=value1,param2=value2,...]}".<br>
33   * For example:
34   * {@code org.apache.opencmis.client.bindings.cache.impl.MapCacheLevelImpl capacity=10}
35   * </p>
36   * 
37   * @see CacheLevel
38   */
39  public interface Cache extends Serializable {
40  
41      /**
42       * Initializes the cache.
43       * 
44       * @param cacheLevelConfig
45       *            the level configuration strings from the root to the leafs
46       */
47      void initialize(String[] cacheLevelConfig);
48  
49      /**
50       * Adds an object to the cache.
51       * 
52       * @param value
53       *            the object
54       * @param keys
55       *            the keys for this object
56       */
57      void put(Object value, String... keys);
58  
59      /**
60       * Retrieves an object from the cache.
61       * 
62       * @param keys
63       *            the keys
64       * @return the object or <code>null</code> if the branch or leaf doesn't
65       *         exist
66       */
67      Object get(String... keys);
68  
69      /**
70       * Removes a branch or leaf from the cache.
71       * 
72       * @param keys
73       *            the keys of the branch or leaf
74       */
75      void remove(String... keys);
76  
77      /**
78       * Removes all entries from the cache.
79       */
80      void removeAll();
81  
82      /**
83       * Checks if a given key is in the cache.
84       * 
85       * @param keys
86       *            the keys of the branch or leaf
87       * 
88       * @return the index of the first key part that is not in the cache or
89       *         {@code keys.length} if the object is in the cache
90       */
91      int check(String... keys);
92  
93      /**
94       * Applies a write lock.
95       */
96      void writeLock();
97  
98      /**
99       * Releases a write lock.
100      */
101     void writeUnlock();
102 }