package org.apache.archiva.redback.components.cache.factory;

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import org.apache.archiva.redback.components.cache.Cache;
import org.apache.archiva.redback.components.cache.CacheException;
import org.apache.archiva.redback.components.cache.CacheHints;

/**
 * CacheCreator - an interface for CacheCreators
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:joakim@erdfelt.com">Joakim Erdfelt</a>
 *
 */
public interface CacheCreator
{
    /**
     * Create a Cache, initialize it, and return it.
     * 
     * @param cacheHint the cache hints to use.
     * @return the created cache.
     * @throws CacheException if there was a cache creation error.
     */
    public Cache createCache( CacheHints hints ) throws CacheException;
}