org.springframework.cache.interceptor
Interface CacheDefinitionSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFallbackCacheDefinitionSource, AnnotationCacheDefinitionSource, CompositeCacheDefinitionSource

public interface CacheDefinitionSource

Interface used by CacheInterceptor. Implementations know how to source cache operation attributes, whether from configuration, metadata attributes at source level, or anywhere else.

Author:

Costin Leau

Method Summary

CacheDefinition

getCacheDefinition(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) Return the cache operation definition for this method.

Method Detail

getCacheDefinition

CacheDefinition getCacheDefinition(Method method,
                                   Class<?> targetClass)

Return the cache operation definition for this method. Return null if the method is not cacheable.

Parameters:

method - method

targetClass - target class. May be null, in which case the declaring class of the method must be used.

Returns:

CacheDefinition the matching cache operation definition, or null if none found