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package org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry.base;

import org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry.Registry;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry.RegistryEntry;
import org.apache.jetspeed.om.registry.InvalidEntryException;

/**
 * This interface declares the methods used by the RegistryService to
 * set entries within the registry without impacting the persistant state.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
 * @version $Id: LocalRegistry.java,v 1.2 2004/02/23 03:08:26 jford Exp $
 */
public interface LocalRegistry extends Registry
{
    /**
     * This method is used  to only set the entry in the local
     * memory cache of the registry without any coherency check with
     * persistent storage
     *
     * @param entry the RegistryEntry to store
     */
    public void setLocalEntry( RegistryEntry entry ) throws InvalidEntryException;

    /**
     * This method is used to only add the entry in the local
     * memory cache of the registry without any coherency check with
     * persistent storage
     *
     * @param entry the RegistryEntry to store
     */
    public void addLocalEntry( RegistryEntry entry ) throws InvalidEntryException;

    /**
     * This method is used to only remove the entry from the local
     * memory cache of the registry without any coherency check with
     * persistent storage
     *
     * @param name the name of the RegistryEntry to remove
     */
    public void removeLocalEntry( String name );

    /**
     * This method is used to only remove the entry from the local
     * memory cache of the registry without any coherency check with
     * persistent storage
     *
     * @param entry the RegistryEntry to remove
     */
    public void removeLocalEntry( RegistryEntry entry );

}
