ch.bind.philib.cache

Interface ObjectCache<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteArrayCache, ByteBufferCache, LinkedObjectCache, NoopObjectCache, ObjectCacheBase, ScalableObjectCache, SpecificCacheBase

public interface ObjectCache<E>

TODO

Author:

Philipp Meinen

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	acquire() Acquire an object from the object-cache.
CacheStats	getCacheStats()
void	release(E e) Release an object to the object-cache.

Method Detail

acquire

E acquire()

Acquire an object from the object-cache.

Returns:

A free and usable object from the cache if one exists. Otherwise a new object is created from the underlying factory.

release

void release(E e)

Release an object to the object-cache. The caller must not use this object after calling this method.

Parameters:

e - The object to be released.

getCacheStats

CacheStats getCacheStats()