/*
- * Copyright 2005 the original author or authors.
- *
+ * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors.
+ *
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
+ *
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
+ *
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
- * The <code>Cache</code> interface represents... a cache. In some circumstances
- * it is more optimal to implement caching directly in the code instead of
- * relying on Hibernate caching methods. This interface abstracts from the used
- * cache implementation. Cache implementations must be thread-safe.
+ * The <code>Cache</code> interface represents a cache intended for
+ * application-level caching. In some circumstances it is more optimal to
+ * implement caching directly in the code instead of relying on Hibernate
+ * caching methods. This interface abstracts from the used cache implementation.
+ * Cache implementations must be thread-safe.
*/
public interface Cache<KeyType extends Serializable, ValueType extends Serializable> {
/**
* @param aKey
* Key to retrieve.
*
- * @return Key.
+ * @return Value or null if expired..
*/
ValueType get(KeyType aKey);