Interface EntityCache

All Superinterfaces:
Session
All Known Implementing Classes:
EntityCacheImpl
public interface EntityCache extends Session
This is a cache for Entity instances during the execution of one Command.

  • Method Details

    • getAllCachedEntities

      Map<Class<?>, Map<String, CachedEntity>> getAllCachedEntities()
      Returns all cached Entity instances as a map with following structure: { entityClassName, {entityId, entity} }

    • put

      CachedEntity put(Entity entity, boolean storeState)
      Adds the gives Entity to the cache.
      Parameters:
      entity - The Entity instance
      storeState - If true, the current state Entity.getPersistentState() will be stored for future diffing. Note that, if false, the Entity will always be seen as changed.
      Returns:
      Returns a CachedEntity instance, which can be enriched later on.

    • findInCache

      <T> T findInCache(Class<T> entityClass, String id)
      Returns the cached Entity instance of the given class with the provided id. Returns null if such a Entity cannot be found.

    • findInCache

      <T> List<T> findInCache(Class<T> entityClass)
      Returns all cached Entity instances of a given type. Returns an empty list if no instances of the given type exist.

    • findInCacheAsCachedObjects

      <T> Collection<CachedEntity> findInCacheAsCachedObjects(Class<T> entityClass)
      Returns all CachedEntity instances for the given type. The difference with findInCache(Class) is that here the whole CachedEntity is returned, which gives access to the persistent state at the moment of putting it in the cache.

    • cacheRemove

      void cacheRemove(Class<?> entityClass, String entityId)
      Removes the Entity of the given type with the given id from the cache.