13.2. Cache Loaders and Cache Stores

JBoss Cache originally shipped with a CacheLoader interface and a number of implementations. JBoss Data Grid has divided these into two distinct interfaces, a CacheLoader and a CacheStore. The CacheLoader loads a previously existing state from another location, while the CacheStore (which extends CacheLoader) exposes methods to store states as well as loading them. This division allows easier definition of read-only sources.

JBoss Data Grid ships with several high performance implementations of these interfaces.