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 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
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 */
package org.alfresco.repo.cache;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Properties;
/**
 * Abstract {@link CacheFactory} implementation containing common functionality
 * such as cache configuration properties support.
 * 
 * @author Matt Ward
 */
public abstract class AbstractCacheFactory implements CacheFactory 
{
    private static final String PROP_SEPERATOR = ".";
    private Properties properties;
    
    public String getProperty(String cacheName, String propName, final String defaultValue)
    {
        final String fqPropName = cacheName + PROP_SEPERATOR + propName;
        String value = properties.getProperty(fqPropName);
        if (value != null)
        {
            value = value.trim();
        }
        if (value == null || value.isEmpty())
        {
            value = defaultValue;
        }
        return value;
    }
    
    /**
     * Provide properties to parameterize cache creation. Cache properties are prefixed
     * with the cacheName supplied when invoking {@link DefaultCacheFactory#createCache(String)}.
     * For example, for a cache named cache.ticketsCache the property cache.ticketsCache.maxItems
     * will determine the capacity of the cache.
     * 
     * @param properties
     */
    public void setProperties(Properties properties)
    {
        this.properties = properties;
    }
}