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package org.keycloak.authorization.model;
/**
* Cached authorization model classes will implement this interface.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bill@burkecentral.com">Bill Burke</a>
* @version $Revision: 1 $
*/
public interface CachedModel<Model> {
/**
* Invalidates the cache for this model and returns a delegate that represents the actual data provider
*
* @return
*/
Model getDelegateForUpdate();
/**
* Invalidate the cache for this model
*
*/
void invalidate();
/**
* When was the model was loaded from database.
*
* @return
*/
long getCacheTimestamp();
}