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

import java.util.Map;


/**
 * An interface representing a cache factory.  Implementors of this interface
 * are responsible for providing a method to construct cache implementations.
 *
 * In Roller you switch between various caching options by choosing a different
 * cache factory before starting up the application.
 */
public interface CacheFactory {
    
    Cache constructCache(Map properties);
    
}