01: /*
02: * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
03: * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
04: * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
05: * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
06: *
07: * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
08: * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
09: * the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
10: *
11: * The Original Code is The Carbon Component Framework.
12: *
13: * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Sapient Corporation
14: *
15: * Copyright (C) 2003 Sapient Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
16: */
17:
18: package org.sape.carbon.services.cache;
19:
20: import java.util.Map;
21: import java.util.Set;
22:
23: /**
24: * Interface implemented by caches that can return multiple entries with
25: * on method call.
26: *
27: * Copyright 2002 Sapient
28: * @since carbon 1.0
29: * @author Douglas Voet, April, 2002
30: * @version $Revision: 1.6 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:07 $)
31: */
32: public interface MultiGetCache extends Cache {
33: /**
34: * Gets multiple data elements from the cache.
35: *
36: * @param keys a Set of the keys to get
37: * @return Map a map keyed by the elements of the parameter keys, the
38: * values are the corresponding data elements in the cache. Only found
39: * elements are returned.
40: */
41: Map getMultiple(Set keys);
42: }
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