001    /* PAVLOV -- Multiple Choice Study System
002     * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2004 T.J. Willis
003     * 
004     * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
005     * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
006     * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
007     * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
008     *      
009     * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
010     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
011     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
012     * GNU General Public License for more details.
013     *          
014     * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
015     * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
016     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
017     *  
018     * $Header: /cvsroot/pavlov/net/sourceforge/pavlov/randommedia/CacheLoader.java,v 1.3 2004/05/10 14:58:54 tj_willis Exp $
019     */ 
020    package net.sourceforge.pavlov.randommedia;
021    
022    /**
023     * An interface for classes that can provide CacheObjects to a
024     * Cache.
025     * @author <a href="mailto:tj_willis@users.sourceforge.net">T.J. Willis</a>
026     * @version 1.0
027     */
028    public interface CacheLoader
029    {
030        /**
031         * Provide a CacheObject to the calling Cache.
032         * @return a <code>CacheObject</code> value
033         */
034        CacheObject loadCacheObject();
035    
036    }
037    
038