Configuration

Type Parameters:

K - the type of keys maintained the cache

V - the type of cached values

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompleteConfiguration<K,V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MutableConfiguration
```
public interface Configuration<K,V>
extends java.io.Serializable
```
A basic read-only representation of a Cache configuration.
The properties provided by instances of this interface are used by CacheManagers to configure Caches.
Implementations of this interface must override Object.hashCode() and Object.equals(Object) as Configurations are often compared at runtime.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Class<K>`	`getKeyType()`	Determines the required type of keys for `Cache`s configured with this `Configuration`.
`java.lang.Class<V>`	`getValueType()`	Determines the required type of values for `Cache`s configured with this `Configuration`.
`boolean`	`isStoreByValue()`	Whether storeByValue (true) or storeByReference (false).

- Method Detail
  - getKeyType
```
java.lang.Class<K> getKeyType()
```
    Determines the required type of keys for Caches configured with this Configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    the key type or Object.class if the type is undefined
  - getValueType
```
java.lang.Class<V> getValueType()
```
    Determines the required type of values for Caches configured with this Configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value type or Object.class if the type is undefined
  - isStoreByValue
```
boolean isStoreByValue()
```
    Whether storeByValue (true) or storeByReference (false). When true, both keys and values are stored by value.
    When false, both keys and values are stored by reference. Caches stored by reference are capable of mutation by any threads holding the reference. The effects are:
    
    if the key is mutated, then the key may not be retrievable or removable
    
    if the value is mutated, then all threads in the JVM can potentially observe those mutations, subject to the normal Java Memory Model rules.
    
    Storage by reference only applies to the local heap. If an entry is moved off heap it will need to be transformed into a representation. Any mutations that occur after transformation may not be reflected in the cache.
    When a cache is storeByValue, any mutation to the key or value does not affect the key of value stored in the cache.
    The default value is true.
    Returns:
    
    true if the cache is store by value