Package org.jboss.security.cache

Interface SecurityCache<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

JBossAuthenticationCache

public interface SecurityCache<T>

Generic Security Cache Interface for usage by the security integration layers like authentication, authorization etc.

Since:

May 13, 2007

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addCacheEntry(T key, Map<String,Object> contextMap)	Add a cache entry
boolean	cacheHit(T key)	Cache Entry present?
void	cacheOperation(T key, Map<String,Object> contextMap)	Perform a cache operation
<Y> Y	get(T key)	Get Cache Entry

Method Detail

addCacheEntry

void addCacheEntry(T key,
                   Map<String,Object> contextMap)
            throws SecurityCacheException

Add a cache entry

Parameters:

key -

contextMap - a contextual map

Throws:

SecurityCacheException

cacheHit

boolean cacheHit(T key)

Cache Entry present?

Parameters:

key - Key for the cache entry

Returns:

true- cache entry exists, false-otherwise

cacheOperation

void cacheOperation(T key,
                    Map<String,Object> contextMap)
             throws SecurityCacheException

Perform a cache operation

Parameters:

key - Key for the cache entry

contextMap - A contextual map

Throws:

SecurityCacheException

get

<Y> Y get(T key)
   throws SecurityCacheException

Get Cache Entry

Type Parameters:

Y -

Parameters:

T - key

Returns:

Cache Entry

Throws:

SecurityCacheException