DataCachePCData.java

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package org.apache.openjpa.datacache;

import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.PCData;

/**
 * Specialized {@link PCData} implementation for data caching.
 *
 * @author Patrick Linskey
 */
public interface DataCachePCData
    extends PCData {

    /**
     * Whether this data is timed out.
     */
    public boolean isTimedOut();
    
    /**
     * Gets the original timeout of this instance.
     *  
     * @return -1 for no timeout ever.
     */
    public long getTimeOut();
}