spring-cache-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/cache/builder/CacheBuilder.java

package org.codehaus.plexus.cache.builder;

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import org.codehaus.plexus.cache.Cache;


/**
 * CacheBuilder Interface, for obtaining caches from plexus using hints or clazz names.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:Olivier.LAMY@accor.com">Olivier Lamy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 * @since 3 February, 2007
 */
public interface CacheBuilder
{
    /**
     * @param roleHint
     * @return
     */
    Cache getCache( String roleHint );

    /**
     * @param clazz
     * @return
     */
    Cache getCache( Class clazz );

}