Interface ScopeCache

All Known Implementing Classes:
StandardScopeCache, ThreadLocalScopeCache
public interface ScopeCache
A special-purpose cache interface specifically for the GenericScope to use to manage cached bean instances. Implementations generally fall into two categories: those that store values "globally" (i.e. one instance per key), and those that store potentially multiple instances per key based on context (e.g. via a thread local). All implementations should be thread safe.
Author:
Dave Syer

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Collection<Object>
    clear()
    Clears the cache and returns all objects in an unmodifiable collection.
    Object
    get(String name)
    Gets the named object from the cache.
    Object
    put(String name, Object value)
    Put a value in the cache if the key is not already used.
    Object
    remove(String name)
    Removes the object with this name from the cache.

  • Method Details

    • remove

      Object remove(String name)
      Removes the object with this name from the cache.
      Parameters:
      name - The object name.
      Returns:
      The object removed, or null if there was none.

    • clear

      Collection<Object> clear()
      Clears the cache and returns all objects in an unmodifiable collection.
      Returns:
      All objects stored in the cache.

    • get

      Object get(String name)
      Gets the named object from the cache.
      Parameters:
      name - The name of the object.
      Returns:
      The object with that name, or null if there is none.

    • put

      Object put(String name, Object value)
      Put a value in the cache if the key is not already used. If one is already present with the name provided, it is not replaced, but is returned to the caller.
      Parameters:
      name - The key.
      value - The new candidate value.
      Returns:
      The value that is in the cache at the end of the operation.