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24 package waffle.util.cache;
25
26 /**
27 * Service interface to instantiate a new {@link Cache}.
28 *
29 * @author Simon Legner
30 */
31 public interface CacheSupplier {
32
33 /**
34 * Creates a new cache with the specified timeout
35 *
36 * @param timeout
37 * timeout in seconds
38 * @param <K>
39 * the type of keys maintained by this cache
40 * @param <V>
41 * the type of mapped values
42 *
43 * @return a new cache
44 */
45 <K, V> Cache<K, V> newCache(final long timeout);
46 }