Part I. Introduction to JBoss Cache

This section covers what developers would need to quickly start using JBoss Cache in their projects. It covers an overview of the concepts and API, configuration and deployment information.

Table of Contents

1. Overview
1.1. What is JBoss Cache?
1.1.1. And what is POJO Cache?
1.2. Summary of Features
1.2.1. Caching objects
1.2.2. Local and clustered modes
1.2.3. Clustered caches and transactions
1.2.4. Thread safety
1.3. Requirements
1.4. License
2. User API
2.1. API Classes
2.2. Instantiating and Starting the Cache
2.3. Caching and Retrieving Data
2.3.1. Organizing Your Data and Using the Node Structure
2.4. The Fqn Class
2.5. Stopping and Destroying the Cache
2.6. Cache Modes
2.7. Adding a Cache Listener - registering for cache events
2.7.1. Synchronous and Asynchronous Notifications
2.8. Using Cache Loaders
2.9. Using Eviction Policies
3. Configuration
3.1. Configuration Overview
3.2. Creating a Configuration
3.2.1. Parsing an XML-based Configuration File
3.2.2. Validating Configuration Files
3.2.3. Programmatic Configuration
3.2.4. Using an IOC Framework
3.3. Composition of a Configuration Object
3.4. Dynamic Reconfiguration
3.4.1. Overriding the Configuration via the Option API
4. Batching API
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Configuring batching
4.3. Batching API
5. Deploying JBoss Cache
5.1. Standalone Use/Programatic Deployment
5.2. Via JBoss Microcontainer (JBoss AS 5.x)
5.3. Automatic binding to JNDI in JBoss AS
5.4. Runtime Management Information
5.4.1. JBoss Cache MBeans
5.4.2. Registering the CacheJmxWrapper with the MBeanServer
5.4.3. JBoss Cache Statistics
5.4.4. Receiving JMX Notifications
5.4.5. Accessing Cache MBeans in a Standalone Environment using the jconsole Utility