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 * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
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 */
package org.alfresco.repo.cache;

/**
 * Implementation details in addition to the exposed interface.
 * 
 * @author Andy
 * @since 4.1.3
 */
public interface AsynchronouslyRefreshedCache<T> extends RefreshableCache<T>
{
    /**
     * Get the cache id
     * 
     * @return          the cache ID
     */
    String getCacheId();
   
    /**
     * Determine if the cache is up to date
     * 
     * @return          <tt>true</tt> if the cache is not currently refreshing itself
     */
    boolean isUpToDate();
}