app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/util/cache/CacheHandler.java

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package org.apache.roller.weblogger.util.cache;

import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogBookmark;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogEntryComment;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogBookmarkFolder;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.User;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogCategory;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogEntry;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.WeblogTemplate;
import org.apache.roller.weblogger.pojos.Weblog;


/**
 * Represents someone that wants to receive notifications about cache
 * invalidation events.
 *
 * A CacheHandler can be registered with the CacheManager and then will
 * receive all the various object invalidation events happening in the
 * system.  Typically classes which are using a cache will want to implement
 * this interface so that they can know when to remove items from their cache.
 */
public interface CacheHandler {
    
    void invalidate(WeblogEntry entry);
    
    void invalidate(Weblog website);
    
    void invalidate(WeblogBookmark bookmark);
    
    void invalidate(WeblogBookmarkFolder folder);

    void invalidate(WeblogEntryComment comment);

    void invalidate(User user);

    void invalidate(WeblogCategory category);

    void invalidate(WeblogTemplate template);
    
}