Package org.apache.geode.cache

Interface CacheLoader<K,V>

All Superinterfaces:
CacheCallback, Declarable
public interface CacheLoader<K,V> extends CacheCallback
Allows data from outside of the VM to be placed into a region. When Region.get(Object) is called for a region entry that has a null value, the load method of the region's cache loader is invoked. The load method creates the value for the desired key by performing an operation such as a database query. The load may also perform a net search that will look for the value in a cache instance hosted by another member of the distributed system.

WARNING: To avoid risk of deadlock, do not invoke CacheFactory.getAnyInstance() from within any callback methods. Instead use LoaderHelper.getRegion().getCache().

Since:
GemFire 2.0
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    V
    load(LoaderHelper<K,V> helper)
    Loads a value.

    Methods inherited from interface org.apache.geode.cache.CacheCallback

    close

    Methods inherited from interface org.apache.geode.cache.Declarable

    init, initialize

  • Method Details

    • load

      V load(LoaderHelper<K,V> helper) throws CacheLoaderException
      Loads a value. Application writers should implement this method to customize the loading of a value. This method is called by the caching service when the requested value is not in the cache. Any exception (including an unchecked exception) thrown by this method is propagated back to and thrown by the invocation of Region.get(Object, Object) that triggered this load.

      Parameters:
      helper - a LoaderHelper object that is passed in from cache service and provides access to the key, region, argument, and netSearch.
      Returns:
      the value supplied for this key, or null if no value can be supplied. A local loader will always be invoked if one exists. Otherwise one remote loader is invoked. Returning null causes Region.get(Object, Object) to return null.
      Throws:
      CacheLoaderException - if an error occurs. This exception or any other exception thrown by this method will be propagated back to the application from the get method.
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