EntityIndexFactory.java

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package org.apache.usergrid.persistence.index;


public interface EntityIndexFactory {

    /**
     * Create an applicationEntity index for the provided scope
     * @param indexLocationStrategy
     * @return
     */
    EntityIndex createEntityIndex( IndexLocationStrategy indexLocationStrategy );

    /**
     * Invalidate the cache of our factory, and force the generation of new entity index instances
     */
    void invalidate();
}