org.modeshape.graph.cache
Interface CachePolicy

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

NodeCachePolicy<KeyType,NodeType>, PathCachePolicy

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCachePolicy, ImmutableCachePolicy, InMemoryNodeCache.MapCachePolicy, InMemoryNodeCache.PathCachePolicy, InMemoryWorkspaceCache.InMemoryCachePolicy, NoCachePolicy, NoCachePolicy

@Immutable
public interface CachePolicy
extends Serializable

The specification of how node data is to be cached. The time values provided are relative, allowing the same cache policy instance to be shared among multiple Cacheable objects.

Method Summary

long	getTimeToLive() Get the system time in milliseconds before which the node data remains valid.

Method Detail

getTimeToLive

long getTimeToLive()

Get the system time in milliseconds before which the node data remains valid.

Returns:

the number of milliseconds that the cached data should be used before consulting the original source.