org.apache.derby.iapi.services.cache
Interface CacheFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClockFactory

public interface CacheFactory

A factory for handing out caches.

Method Summary

CacheManager	newCacheManager(CacheableFactory holderFactory, java.lang.String name, int initialSize, int maximumSize) Create a cache that uses the class represented by holderClass as the holder class.
CacheManager	newSizedCacheManager(CacheableFactory holderFactory, java.lang.String name, int initialSize, long maximumSize) Create a cache that uses the class represented by holderClass as the holder class.

Method Detail

newCacheManager

public CacheManager newCacheManager(CacheableFactory holderFactory,
                                    java.lang.String name,
                                    int initialSize,
                                    int maximumSize)

Create a cache that uses the class represented by holderClass as the holder class. This holderClass must implement Cacheable.

Parameters:

holderFactory - The factory for the objects that are to be cached.

name - The name of the cache

initialSize - The number of initial holder objects that will be created

maximumSize - The maximum number of objects the cache will hold

newSizedCacheManager

public CacheManager newSizedCacheManager(CacheableFactory holderFactory,
                                         java.lang.String name,
                                         int initialSize,
                                         long maximumSize)

Create a cache that uses the class represented by holderClass as the holder class. This holderClass must implement Cacheable.

Parameters:

holderFactory - The Class object representing the holder class.

name - The name of the cache

initialSize - The number of initial holder objects that will be created

maximumSize - The maximum total size of the objects that the cache will hold