    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    }