CachingObjectStore.java

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package org.eclipse.edt.mof.serialization;

import org.eclipse.edt.mof.EObject;

/**
 * Represets an object store that caches its parts.
 */
public interface CachingObjectStore extends ObjectStore {
	/**
	 * @return the object from the cache, or null if it's not in the cache.
	 */
	public EObject getFromCache(String key);
	
	/**
	 * Adds the object to the cache with the given key.
	 */
	public void addToCache(String key, EObject object);
	
	/**
	 * Resets the cache to its initial state.
	 */
	public void clearCache();
}