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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-
- * As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of 
- * the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre 
- * and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's 
- * FLOSS exception.  You should have recieved a copy of the text describing 
- * the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here: 
- * http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
- */
-package org.alfresco.repo.cache;
-
-/**
- * Simple cache of a single Object value.
- * <p>
- * The object placed in the cache will automatically be discarded after a timeout value.
- * 
- * @author Kevin Roast
- */
-public class ExpiringValueCache<T>
-{
-    // default is to discard cached object after 1 minute
-    private final static long TIMEOUT_DEFAULT = 1000L*60L;
-    
-    private long timeout = TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
-    private long snapshot = 0;
-    private T value;
-    
-    /**
-     * Default constructor.
-     * 
-     * Uses the default timeout of 1 minute.
-     */
-    public ExpiringValueCache()
-    {
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Constructor
-     * 
-     * @param timeout   Timeout in milliseconds before cached value is discarded
-     */
-    public ExpiringValueCache(long timeout)
-    {
-        this.timeout = timeout; 
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Put a value into the cache. The item will be return from the associated get() method
-     * until the timeout expires then null will be returned.
-     * 
-     * @param value     The object to store in the cache
-     */
-    public void put(T value)
-    {
-        this.value = value;
-        this.snapshot = System.currentTimeMillis();
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Get the cached object. The set item will be returned until it expires, then null will be returned.
-     *  
-     * @return cached object or null if not set or expired.
-     */
-    public T get()
-    {
-        if (snapshot + timeout < System.currentTimeMillis())
-        {
-            this.value = null;
-        }
-        return this.value;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Clear the cache value
-     */
-    public void clear()
-    {
-        this.value = null;
-    }
-}