/*
* Created on Jan 21, 2006
*
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package org.springmodules.cache.config;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.springmodules.cache.CachingModel;
import org.springmodules.cache.FlushingModel;
/**
* <p>
* Creates cache models by parsing an XML element.
* </p>
*
* @author Alex Ruiz
*/
public interface CacheModelParser {
/**
* Creates a new <code>{@link CachingModel}</code> by parsing the given XML
* element.
*
* @param element
* the XML element to parse
* @return the created caching model
*/
CachingModel parseCachingModel(Element element);
/**
* Creates a new <code>{@link FlushingModel}</code> by parsing the given XML
* element.
*
* @param element
* the XML element to parse
* @return the created flushing model
*/
FlushingModel parseFlushingModel(Element element);
}