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package org.springmodules.lucene.search.factory;
/**
* <p>This is the searcher 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.search.factory.SearcherFactory
*/
public interface RefreshableSearcherFactory extends SearcherFactory {
/**
* Refresh the factory. This is useful when you want to cache
* instances to make a search on the index and this one is refresh
* from another location.
*/
void refresh();
}