All Known Implementing Classes:

CacheItemImpl
```
public interface CacheItem
```
Provides information about an item residing in the cache.

Author:

Sumer Jabri, Alfonso Vásquez

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static long NEVER_EXPIRE
Indicates that an item should never expire.

static long NEVER_REFRESH
Indicates that an item should never refresh.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`getKey()`	Returns the item's key, used to identify the item within the cache.
`CacheLoader`	`getLoader()`	Returns the `CacheLoader` used to refresh this item.
`Object[]`	`getLoaderParams()`	Returns the additional parameters required by the `CacheLoader.load(Object...)` method.
`String`	`getScope()`	Returns the item's scope.
`long`	`getTicksAtCreation()`	Returns the number of ticks that had passed at the moment the item was created.
`long`	`getTicksToExpire()`	Returns the number of ticks that are required for the item to expire.
`long`	`getTicksToRefresh()`	Returns the number of ticks the are required for the item to be refreshed.
`Object`	`getValue()`	Returns the item's value.
`boolean`	`isExpired(long currentTicks)`	Returns true if the item has expired according to the number of ticks specified.
`boolean`	`needsRefresh(long currentTicks)`	Returns true if the item needs to be refreshed according to the number of ticks specified.

- Field Detail
  - NEVER_EXPIRE
```
static final long NEVER_EXPIRE
```
    Indicates that an item should never expire.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NEVER_REFRESH
```
static final long NEVER_REFRESH
```
    Indicates that an item should never refresh.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getScope
```
String getScope()
```
    Returns the item's scope.
  - getKey
```
Object getKey()
```
    Returns the item's key, used to identify the item within the cache.
  - getValue
```
Object getValue()
```
    Returns the item's value.
  - getTicksAtCreation
```
long getTicksAtCreation()
```
    Returns the number of ticks that had passed at the moment the item was created.
  - getTicksToExpire
```
long getTicksToExpire()
```
    Returns the number of ticks that are required for the item to expire.
  - getTicksToRefresh
```
long getTicksToRefresh()
```
    Returns the number of ticks the are required for the item to be refreshed.
  - getLoader
```
CacheLoader getLoader()
```
    Returns the CacheLoader used to refresh this item.
  - getLoaderParams
```
Object[] getLoaderParams()
```
    Returns the additional parameters required by the CacheLoader.load(Object...) method.
  - isExpired
```
boolean isExpired(long currentTicks)
```
    Returns true if the item has expired according to the number of ticks specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    currentTicks - the current number of ticks
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the item has expired according to the number of ticks specified, false otherwise
  - needsRefresh
```
boolean needsRefresh(long currentTicks)
```
    Returns true if the item needs to be refreshed according to the number of ticks specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    currentTicks - the current number of ticks
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the item needs to be refreshed according to the number of ticks specified, false otherwise

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static long`	`NEVER_EXPIRE`	Indicates that an item should never expire.
`static long`	`NEVER_REFRESH`	Indicates that an item should never refresh.

Interface CacheItem

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

NEVER_EXPIRE

NEVER_REFRESH

Method Detail

getScope

getKey

getValue

getTicksAtCreation

getTicksToExpire

getTicksToRefresh

getLoader

getLoaderParams

isExpired

needsRefresh