org.xwiki.gwt.user.client

Class Cache

java.lang.Object

org.xwiki.gwt.user.client.Cache

public class Cache
extends Object

Generic object cache that can be used to optimize the JavaScript execution. The cached objects are stored in a map and a reference to this map is saved as a property of a DOM element. Anyone who has access to the underlying DOM element has access to the cache.

Version:

$Id: 865309ca57278f52170028e83560d1ecfb56bf3b $

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	Cache.CacheCallback<T> Interface used to access an object when it is not found in the cache.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Cache(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject cacheHolder) Creates a new cache that uses the given JavaScript object to store the cached objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clear(boolean disable) Clears the cache and optionally disables it.
<T> T	get(String key, Cache.CacheCallback<T> callback) Looks up the given key in the cache and returns the associated object if the key if found.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Cache

public Cache(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject cacheHolder)

Creates a new cache that uses the given JavaScript object to store the cached objects.

Parameters:

cacheHolder - the JavaScript object that holds the map with the cached objects

Method Detail

get

public <T> T get(String key,
                 Cache.CacheCallback<T> callback)

Looks up the given key in the cache and returns the associated object if the key if found. Otherwise caches the object returned by the provided call-back and returns it.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the cached object

Parameters:

key - the key that identifies the requested object in the cache

callback - the call-back used to retrieve the requested object when it is not found in the cache

Returns:

the object associated with the given key in the cache if the cache contains such a key, otherwise the object returned by the provided call-back

clear

public void clear(boolean disable)

Clears the cache and optionally disables it.

Parameters:

disable - true to disable the cache, false to enable the cache