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package org.pentaho.platform.api.cache;
import java.util.List;
/**
* This interface defines the API for a registry of <code>ILastModifiedCacheItem</code>'s. All items in the
* registry will have a last modified timestamp that can be used to determine if a cache item is up-to-date or not
*
* @author rfellows
* @see org.pentaho.platform.api.cache.ILastModifiedCacheItem
*/
public interface ICacheExpirationRegistry {
/**
* Adds an item to the registry
*
* @param cacheItem
*/
public void register( ILastModifiedCacheItem cacheItem );
/**
* . Removes an item from the registry
*
* @param cacheItem
*/
public void unRegister( ILastModifiedCacheItem cacheItem );
/**
* Gets a <code>List</code> of all items registered
*
* @return
*/
public List<ILastModifiedCacheItem> getCachedItems();
}