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1 /*
2  * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
3  * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
4  * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
5  * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
6  *
7  * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
8  * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
9  * the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
10  *
11  * The Original Code is The Carbon Component Framework.
12  *
13  * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Sapient Corporation
14  *
15  * Copyright (C) 2003 Sapient Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
16  */

17
18 package org.sape.carbon.services.cache;
19
20 import java.util.Map JavaDoc;
21 import java.util.Set JavaDoc;
22
23 /**
24  * Interface implemented by caches that can return multiple entries with
25  * on method call.
26  *
27  * Copyright 2002 Sapient
28  * @since carbon 1.0
29  * @author Douglas Voet, April, 2002
30  * @version $Revision: 1.6 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:07 $)
31  */

32 public interface MultiGetCache extends Cache {
33     /**
34      * Gets multiple data elements from the cache.
35      *
36      * @param keys a Set of the keys to get
37      * @return Map a map keyed by the elements of the parameter keys, the
38      * values are the corresponding data elements in the cache. Only found
39      * elements are returned.
40      */

41     Map JavaDoc getMultiple(Set JavaDoc keys);
42 }
43
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