ApplicationCache (Atlassian Confluence 8.6.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultApplicationCache
```
public interface ApplicationCache
```
Caches Embedded Crowd Application objects by name to avoid frequent retrieval from the database.

Since:

3.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface ApplicationCache.Loader
Cannot use Function here, since we need to propagate checked exceptions.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application`	`getApplication(String name, ApplicationCache.Loader loader)`	Returns the cached application with the given name, or null if the application isn't cached.
`void`	`removeAll()`	Removes all entries from the cache.
`default void`	`removeApplication(com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application application)`	Removes the application with the given name from the cache.
`void`	`removeApplication(String name)`	Removes the application with the given name from the cache.

- Method Detail
  - getApplication
```
com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application getApplication(String name,
                                                                 ApplicationCache.Loader loader)
                                                          throws com.atlassian.crowd.exception.ApplicationNotFoundException
```
    Returns the cached application with the given name, or null if the application isn't cached.
    
    Throws:
    
    com.atlassian.crowd.exception.ApplicationNotFoundException
  - removeApplication
```
void removeApplication(String name)
```
    Removes the application with the given name from the cache. Does nothing if the name is not in the cache.
  - removeApplication
```
default void removeApplication(com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application application)
```
    Removes the application with the given name from the cache. Does nothing if the name is not in the cache.
    
    Since:
    
    7.5
  - removeAll
```
void removeAll()
```
    Removes all entries from the cache. Can be used when the cache is stale, but it's not possible to determine which applications should be removed.