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34 package info.magnolia.module.cache;
35
36 /**
37 * Marker interface to expose the fact that this cache will block further calls to
38 * {@link #get(Object)} until an entry is put into the cache. This is mainly use to avoid concurrent
39 * caching of the same resources.
40 */
41 public interface BlockingCache extends Cache {
42
43 /**
44 * Will unlock the key.
45 */
46 void unlock(Object key);
47
48 /**
49 * If the timeout is reached an exception is thrown to unlock the blocked thread (in
50 * milliseconds). This guarantees that not all threads are waiting on a non-available resource.
51 */
52 int getBlockingTimeout();
53 }