1 /*
2  * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7  *
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9  *
10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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14  * limitations under the License.
15  */
16 
17 package org.springframework.cache.interceptor;
18 
19 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
20 
21 /**
22  * Cache key generator. Used for creating a key based on the given method
23  * (used as context) and its parameters.
24  *
25  * @author Costin Leau
26  * @author Chris Beams
27  * @since 3.1
28  */
29 public interface KeyGenerator {
30 
generate(Object target, Method method, Object... params)31 	Object generate(Object target, Method method, Object... params);
32 
33 }
34