org.hibernate.cache.spi.entry

Interface CacheEntryStructure

All Known Implementing Classes:

StructuredCacheEntry, StructuredCollectionCacheEntry, StructuredMapCacheEntry, UnstructuredCacheEntry

public interface CacheEntryStructure

Strategy for how cache entries are "structured" for storing into the cache.

Author:

Gavin King

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	destructure(Object structured, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Convert the previous structured form of the item back into its item form.
Object	structure(Object item) Convert the cache item into its "structured" form.

Method Detail

structure

Object structure(Object item)

Convert the cache item into its "structured" form. Perfectly valid to return the item as-is.

Parameters:

item - The item to structure.

Returns:

The structured form.

destructure

Object destructure(Object structured,
                   SessionFactoryImplementor factory)

Convert the previous structured form of the item back into its item form.

Parameters:

structured - The structured form.

factory - The session factory.

Returns:

The item