CacheWatcherFactory.java

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package org.jopendocument.util.cache;

public interface CacheWatcherFactory<K, D> {

    /**
     * Creates the appropriate watcher for listening to <code>data</code>.
     * 
     * @param cache the cache.
     * @param data the data to watch.
     * @return the corresponding watcher.
     * @throws Exception if the watcher could not be created.
     */
    CacheWatcher<K, D> createWatcher(ICache<K, ?, D> cache, D data) throws Exception;

}