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package org.ehcache.config;

A resource providing capacity to be used by Caches. 

Implementations must be immutable.
/**
 * A resource providing capacity to be used by {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}s.
 * <p>
 * <em>Implementations must be immutable.</em>
 */
public interface ResourcePool {

  
Get the ResourceType. 
Returns:
the resource type/**
   * Get the {@link ResourceType}.
   *
   * @return the resource type
   */
  ResourceType<?> getType();

  
Indicates whether the underlying resource is persistent.

Persistence in this context means that data stored will survive a JVM restart, unless destroyed.
Returns:
true if persistent, false otherwise/**
   * Indicates whether the underlying resource is persistent.
   * <p>
   * Persistence in this context means that data stored will survive a JVM restart, unless destroyed.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if persistent, {@code false} otherwise
   */
  boolean isPersistent();

  
Validates whether or not a new ResourcePool can replace this ResourcePool on a running Cache. 
Params:
newPool – the pool which is the candidate for replacing this ResourcePool
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException – if newPool is not a valid replacement for this ResourcePool/**
   * Validates whether or not a new {@code ResourcePool} can replace this {@code ResourcePool} on a running
   * {@link org.ehcache.Cache Cache}.
   *
   * @param newPool the pool which is the candidate for replacing this {@code ResourcePool}
   *
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code newPool} is not a valid replacement for this {@code ResourcePool}
   */
  void validateUpdate(ResourcePool newPool);

}