1 /* Open Source Java Caching Service
2 * Copyright (C) 2002 Frank Karlstrøm
3 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
4 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
5 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
6 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
7 *
8 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
11 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
12 *
13 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
14 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
15 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
16 *
17 * The author can be contacted by email: fjankk@users.sourceforge.net
18 */
19
20 package javax.util.jcache;
21
22 /**
23 * This class represents an internal cache event. If an event happens on a
24 * cached object the source object in CacheEvent is the cached object wich
25 * replastes to the event that just happened. If an event happens on a cache
26 * group, the source object in CacheEvent is the group name wich relates to
27 * the event that just happened. Applications can register a
28 * CacheEventListener to handle events. Currently, only the OBJECT_INVALIDATED
29 * event is defined.
30 * @deprecated reomved with no replacement.
31 * @author Frank Karlstrøm
32 */
33 public interface CacheEvent {
34
35 /**
36 * Indicate that a cache object or group has been invalidated
37 */
38 public static final int OBJECT_INVALIDATED = Attributes.INVALIDATE_EVENT;
39
40 /**
41 * Returns the event identifier associated with the event.
42 *
43 * @return the event identifier associated with the event.
44 */
45 int getId();
46 }