001    /*
002     * Copyright 2006 Stephen J. McConnell.
003     *
004     * Licensed  under the  Apache License,  Version 2.0  (the "License");
005     * you may not use  this file  except in  compliance with the License.
006     * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed  under the  License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     * WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS  OF ANY KIND, either  express  or
013     * implied.
014     *
015     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016     * limitations under the License.
017     */
018    
019    package net.dpml.transit;
020    
021    import javax.management.MXBean;
022    
023    /** 
024     * Cache management interface.
025     *
026     * @author <a href="http://www.dpml.net">Digital Product Management Library</a>
027     * @version 2.1.0
028     */
029    @MXBean
030    public interface CacheManager
031    {
032       /**
033        * Return the Transit cache directory path.
034        * @return the cache path
035        */
036        String getPath();
037        
038       /**
039        * Return the Transit cache directory location as a string.
040        * @return the cache file value
041        */
042        String getDirectory();
043        
044       /**
045        * Return the Transit cache layout id.
046        * @return the cache layout identifier
047        */
048        String getLayoutID();
049        
050       /**
051        * Return the hosts assigned in this Transit configuration
052        * @return the host manager array
053        */
054        HostManager[] getHosts();
055    }