org.modeshape.jcr.cache
Interface NodeCache

All Known Subinterfaces:

DocumentCache, SessionCache

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSessionCache, ReadOnlySessionCache, WorkspaceCache, WritableSessionCache

public interface NodeCache

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears all changes in the cache.
CachedNode	getNode(ChildReference reference) Get the cached representation of the node as represented by the supplied child reference.
CachedNode	getNode(NodeKey key) Get the cached representation of the node with the supplied node key.
NodeKey	getRootKey() Get the node key for the root node.

Method Detail

clear

void clear()

Clears all changes in the cache.

getRootKey

NodeKey getRootKey()

Get the node key for the root node.

Returns:

the root node's key; never null

getNode

CachedNode getNode(NodeKey key)

Get the cached representation of the node with the supplied node key.

Parameters:

key - the node key; may not be null

Returns:

the cached node, or null if there is no such node

getNode

CachedNode getNode(ChildReference reference)

Get the cached representation of the node as represented by the supplied child reference. This is a convenience method that is equivalent to calling:

 getNode(reference.getKey());
 

Parameters:

reference - the child node reference; may not be null

Returns:

the cached node to which the reference points, or null if the child reference no longer points to a valid node