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

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClockFactory, ConcurrentCacheFactory

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.

Method Detail

newCacheManager

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 initial capacity of the cache

maximumSize - The maximum number of objects the cache will hold