RefreshableIndexFactory.java

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package org.springmodules.lucene.index.factory;

/**
 * <p>This is the index factory abstraction to allow to refresh
 * its internal state. It is useful for factories which cache index
 * instances.
 * 
 * @author Thierry Templier
 * @see org.springmodules.lucene.index.factory.IndexFactory
 */
public interface RefreshableIndexFactory extends IndexFactory {

	/**
	 * Refresh the factory. This is useful when you want to cache
	 * instances on the index and this one is refresh from another
	 * location. 
	 */
	void refresh();

}