package org.apache.commons.jcs.auxiliary.remote.behavior;
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import org.apache.commons.jcs.auxiliary.remote.value.RemoteCacheRequest;
import org.apache.commons.jcs.auxiliary.remote.value.RemoteCacheResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* In the future, this can be used as a generic dispatcher abstraction.
* <p>
* At the time of creation, only the http remote cache uses it. The RMI remote could be converted to
* use it as well.
*/
public interface IRemoteCacheDispatcher
{
/**
* All requests will go through this method. The dispatcher implementation will send the request
* remotely.
* <p>
* @param remoteCacheRequest
* @return RemoteCacheResponse
* @throws IOException
*/
<K, V, T>
RemoteCacheResponse<T> dispatchRequest( RemoteCacheRequest<K, V> remoteCacheRequest )
throws IOException;
}