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  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.apache.commons.cache;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 /**

  * An abstract base implementation of {@link StashPolicy},

  * declaring the non-serialized version of

  * {@link #shouldStore <tt>shouldStore</tt>} to invoke the

  * serialized one, and {@link #wantsSerializedForm <tt>wantsSerializedForm</tt>} to

  * return <tt>false</tt>.

  *

  * @version $Id: BaseStashPolicy.java 155435 2005-02-26 13:17:27Z dirkv $

  * @author Rodney Waldhoff

  */

 public abstract class BaseStashPolicy implements StashPolicy {

   public abstract boolean shouldStore(Serializable key, Serializable val, Long expiresAt, Long cost, byte[] serialized);

   public abstract void setCache(Cache c);

   public abstract void unsetCache();

   /** Equivalent to {@link #shouldStore(java.io.Serializable,java.io.Serializable,java.lang.Long,java.lang.Long,byte[]) <tt>canStore(<i>key</i>,<i>val</i>,<i>expiresAt</i>,<i>cost</i>,null)</tt>)}. */

   public boolean shouldStore(Serializable key, Serializable val, Long expiresAt, Long cost) {

     return shouldStore(key,val,expiresAt,cost,null);

   }

   /**

    * Returns <tt>false</tt>.

    * @return <tt>false</tt>.

    */

   public boolean wantsSerializedForm() {

     return false;

   }

 }