org.apache.jackrabbit.core.state
Interface ItemStateCache

All Known Implementing Classes:

ItemStateReferenceCache, MLRUItemStateCache

public interface ItemStateCache

An ItemStateCache maintains a cache of ItemState instances.

Method Summary

void	cache(ItemState state) Stores the specified ItemState object in the map using its ItemId as the key.
void	dispose() Informs the cache that it is no longer in use.
void	evict(ItemId id) Removes the ItemState object with the specified id from this cache if it is present.
void	evictAll() Clears all entries from this cache.
boolean	isCached(ItemId id) Returns true if this cache contains an ItemState object with the specified id.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if this cache contains no entries.
ItemState	retrieve(ItemId id) Returns the ItemState object with the specified id if it is present or null if no entry exists with that id.
ItemState[]	retrieveAll() Returns all the cached item states.

Method Detail

isCached

boolean isCached(ItemId id)

Returns true if this cache contains an ItemState object with the specified id.

Parameters:

id - id of ItemState object whose presence should be tested.

Returns:

true if there's a corresponding cache entry, otherwise false.

retrieve

ItemState retrieve(ItemId id)

Returns the ItemState object with the specified id if it is present or null if no entry exists with that id.

Parameters:

id - the id of the ItemState object to be returned.

Returns:

the ItemState object with the specified id or or null if no entry exists with that id

retrieveAll

ItemState[] retrieveAll()

Returns all the cached item states.

Returns:

newly allocated item state array

cache

void cache(ItemState state)

Stores the specified ItemState object in the map using its ItemId as the key.

Parameters:

state - the ItemState object to cache

evict

void evict(ItemId id)

Removes the ItemState object with the specified id from this cache if it is present.

Parameters:

id - the id of the ItemState object which should be removed from this cache.

evictAll

void evictAll()

Clears all entries from this cache.

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if this cache contains no entries.

Returns:

true if this cache contains no entries.

dispose

void dispose()

Informs the cache that it is no longer in use.