commons-jcs-core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jcs3/engine/behavior/ICacheListener.java

package org.apache.commons.jcs3.engine.behavior;

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import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Used to receive a cache event notification.
 * <p>
 * Note: objects which implement this interface are local listeners to cache changes, whereas
 * objects which implement IRmiCacheListener are remote listeners to cache changes.
 */
public interface ICacheListener<K, V>
{
    /**
     * Notifies the subscribers for a cache entry update.
     * <p>
     * @param item
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void handlePut( ICacheElement<K, V> item )
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * Notifies the subscribers for a cache entry removal.
     * <p>
     * @param cacheName
     * @param key
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void handleRemove( String cacheName, K key )
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * Notifies the subscribers for a cache remove-all.
     * <p>
     * @param cacheName
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void handleRemoveAll( String cacheName )
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * Notifies the subscribers for freeing up the named cache.
     * <p>
     * @param cacheName
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void handleDispose( String cacheName )
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * sets unique identifier of listener home
     * <p>
     * @param id The new listenerId value
     * @throws IOException
     */
    void setListenerId( long id )
        throws IOException;

    /**
     * Gets the listenerId attribute of the ICacheListener object
     * <p>
     * @return The listenerId value
     * @throws IOException
     */
    long getListenerId()
        throws IOException;
}