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*
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package org.ehcache.clustered.client.service;
import org.ehcache.spi.service.Service;
import org.terracotta.connection.entity.Entity;
/**
* Provides support for accessing server entities through the Cache Manager connection
*/
public interface EntityService extends Service {
/**
* Creates a factory class used to create, fetch and destroy server entities through the same connection used by this {@link org.ehcache.CacheManager}
*
* @param entityIdentifier The entity name
* @param entityType The entity class
* @param entityVersion The entity version
* @param configuration Any configuration object that might be pass when creating the entity, or null if none
* @param <E> The entity type, extending {@link Entity}
* @param <C> The configuration class
* @return The created factory
*/
<E extends Entity, C> ClientEntityFactory<E, C> newClientEntityFactory(String entityIdentifier, Class<E> entityType, long entityVersion, C configuration);
}