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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2017 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.cache;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
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/**
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* @author a.kohlbecker
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* @since 09.11.2017
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*
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/**
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* @author a.kohlbecker
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* @since Jan 4, 2018
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*
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public interface EntityCache {
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/**
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* @param value
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* @return the cached entity if it is found in the cache otherwise null
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*/
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public <CDM extends CdmBase> CDM find(CDM value);
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public boolean update();
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public <CDM extends CdmBase> void add(CDM value);
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/**
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* @param type
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* @return
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*/
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public <CDM extends CdmBase> CDM find(Class<CDM> type, int id);
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* Find the <code>value</code> in the cache and update it in case it
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* The properties of later updated entity will be copied over to the cached entity before it is returned.
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public <CDM extends CdmBase> CDM findAndUpdate(CDM value);
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}
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