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  package org.kuali.rice.ksb.cache;
  
  import org.kuali.rice.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
  
  /**
   * Service for accessing and managing KEW primary cache
   *
   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
   */
  public interface RiceCacheAdministrator extends Lifecycle {
  	
  	public static final String FORCE_REGISTRY_REFRESH_KEY = "_FORCE_REGISTRY_REFRESH";
  	public static final String SERVICE_NAME_KEY = "_SERVICE_NAME";
  	public static final String REMOTED_SERVICE_REGISTRY = "remotedServiceRegistry";
  
  	public Object getFromCache(String key);
  	
  	public Object getFromCache(String key, int refreshPeriod);
  	
  	public Object getFromCache(String key, int refreshPeriod,  String cronExpression);
  
  	public void putInCache(String key, Object content, String[] groups);
  
  	public void putInCache(String key, Object content, String group);
  
  	public void putInCache(String key, Object content);
  
  	public void flushEntry(String key);
  
  	public void flushGroup(String group);
  
  	public void flushAll();
  
  	public void setCacheCapacity(int capacity);
  	
  	public void setForceRegistryRefresh(boolean forceRegistryRefresh);
  
  }