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 *
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 *
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
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package javax.cache;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * For more documentation on JCache see the 
 * <a href="https://jsr-107-interest.dev.java.net/">JSR 107 project</a>
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface Cache extends Map
{
    public void addListener( CacheListener listender );

    public void evict();
    
    public Map getAll( Collection keys );

    public CacheEntry getCacheEntry( Object key );

    public CacheStatistics getCacheStatistics();

    public void load( Object obj );

    public void loadAll( Collection keys );

    public Object peek( Object key );

    public void removeListener( CacheListener listener );
}