001 package org.apache.turbine.modules;
002
003
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022
023 /**
024 * A common interface for Screen, Layout and Navigation Loader
025 *
026 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
027 * @version $Id: Loader.java 1078552 2011-03-06 19:58:46Z tv $
028 */
029
030 public interface Loader<T extends Assembler>
031 {
032 /**
033 * Get an Assembler.
034 *
035 * @param name name of the requested Assembler
036 * @return an Assembler
037 * @throws Exception generic exception
038 */
039 T getAssembler(String name) throws Exception;
040
041 /**
042 * Get the size of a possibly configured cache
043 *
044 * @return the size of the cache in bytes
045 */
046 int getCacheSize();
047 }