All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, RegionService

All Known Subinterfaces:

Cache, ClientCache
```
public interface GemFireCache
extends RegionService
```
GemFireCache represents the singleton cache that must be created in order to use GemFire in a Java virtual machine. Users must create either a Cache for a peer/server JVM or a ClientCache for a client JVM. Instances of this interface are created using one of the following methods:
- CacheFactory.create() creates a peer/server instance of Cache.
- ClientCacheFactory.create() creates a client instance of ClientCache.
Since:

GemFire 6.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DiskStoreFactory`	`createDiskStoreFactory()`	create diskstore factory
`GatewaySenderFactory`	`createGatewaySenderFactory()`
`DiskStore`	`findDiskStore(java.lang.String name)`	Returns the DiskStore by name or `null` if no disk store is found.
`CacheTransactionManager`	`getCacheTransactionManager()`	Get the CacheTransactionManager instance for this Cache.
`boolean`	`getCopyOnRead()`	Indicates whether the "copy on read" is enabled for this cache.
`DistributedSystem`	`getDistributedSystem()`	Returns the distributed system used by this cache.
`Declarable`	`getInitializer()`	Returns the Declarable used to initialize this cache or `null` if it does not have an initializer.
`java.util.Properties`	`getInitializerProps()`	Returns the Properties used to initialize the cache initializer or `null` if no initializer properties exist.
`javax.naming.Context`	`getJNDIContext()`	Returns the JNDI context associated with the Cache.
`LogWriter`	`getLogger()`	Gets the logging object for GemFire.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this cache.
`java.lang.String`	`getPdxDiskStore()`	Returns the disk store used for PDX meta data
`boolean`	`getPdxIgnoreUnreadFields()`	Returns true if fields that are not read during PDX deserialization should be ignored during the PDX serialization.
`boolean`	`getPdxPersistent()`	Returns true if the PDX metadata for this cache is persistent
`boolean`	`getPdxReadSerialized()`	Returns whether `PdxInstance` is preferred for PDX types instead of Java object.
`PdxSerializer`	`getPdxSerializer()`	Returns the PdxSerializer used by this cache, or null if no PDX serializer is defined.
`<K,V> RegionAttributes<K,V>`	`getRegionAttributes(java.lang.String id)`	Returns the `RegionAttributes` with the given `id` or `null` if no `RegionAttributes` with that id exists.
`ResourceManager`	`getResourceManager()`	Returns the `ResourceManager` for managing this cache's resources.
`LogWriter`	`getSecurityLogger()`	Gets the security logging object for GemFire.
`<K,V> java.util.Map<java.lang.String,RegionAttributes<K,V>>`	`listRegionAttributes()`	Returns an unmodifiable mapping of ids to region attributes.
`void`	`loadCacheXml(java.io.InputStream is)`	Loads the cache configuration described in a declarative caching XML file into this cache.
`void`	`registerPdxMetaData(java.lang.Object instance)`	Registers PDX meta-data given an instance of a domain class that will be serialized with PDX.
`void`	`setCopyOnRead(boolean copyOnRead)`	Sets the "copy on read" feature for cache read operations.
`<K,V> void`	`setRegionAttributes(java.lang.String id, RegionAttributes<K,V> attrs)`	Sets the `id` of the given `RegionAttributes`.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.geode.cache.RegionService
close, createPdxEnum, createPdxInstanceFactory, getCancelCriterion, getJsonDocumentFactory, getJsonDocumentFactory, getJsonFormatter, getQueryService, getRegion, isClosed, rootRegions

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this cache. This method does not throw CacheClosedException if the cache is closed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the String name of this cache
  - getDistributedSystem
```
DistributedSystem getDistributedSystem()
```
    Returns the distributed system used by this cache. This method does not throw CacheClosedException if the cache is closed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the distributed system used by this cache
  - getResourceManager
```
ResourceManager getResourceManager()
```
    Returns the ResourceManager for managing this cache's resources.
    
    Returns:
    
    ResourceManager for managing this cache's resources
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.0
  - setCopyOnRead
```
void setCopyOnRead(boolean copyOnRead)
```
    Sets the "copy on read" feature for cache read operations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    copyOnRead - whether the "copy on read" feature should be enabled
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.0
  - getCopyOnRead
```
boolean getCopyOnRead()
```
    Indicates whether the "copy on read" is enabled for this cache.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if "copy on read" is enabled, false otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.0
  - getRegionAttributes
```
<K,V> RegionAttributes<K,V> getRegionAttributes(java.lang.String id)
```
    Returns the RegionAttributes with the given id or null if no RegionAttributes with that id exists.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    K - the type of keys in the region
    
    V - the type of values in the region
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the id of the RegionAttributes
    
    Returns:
    
    the RegionAttributes with the given id
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.1
    
    See Also:
    
    setRegionAttributes(java.lang.String, org.apache.geode.cache.RegionAttributes<K, V>)
  - setRegionAttributes
```
<K,V> void setRegionAttributes(java.lang.String id,
                                     RegionAttributes<K,V> attrs)
```
    Sets the id of the given RegionAttributes. If a region attributes named name already exists, the mapping will be overwritten with attrs. However, changing the mapping will not effect existing regions.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    K - the type of keys in the region
    
    V - the type of values in the region
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - The id of the region attributes
    
    attrs - The attributes to associate with id. If attrs is null, any existing RegionAttributes associated with id will be removed.
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.1
    
    See Also:
    
    getRegionAttributes(java.lang.String)
  - listRegionAttributes
```
<K,V> java.util.Map<java.lang.String,RegionAttributes<K,V>> listRegionAttributes()
```
    Returns an unmodifiable mapping of ids to region attributes. The keys of the map are Strings and the values of the map are RegionAttributes.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    K - the type of keys in the region
    
    V - the type of values in the region
    
    Returns:
    
    an unmodifiable mapping of ids to region attributes
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.1
  - loadCacheXml
```
void loadCacheXml(java.io.InputStream is)
           throws TimeoutException,
                  CacheWriterException,
                  GatewayException,
                  RegionExistsException
```
    Loads the cache configuration described in a declarative caching XML file into this cache. If the XML describes a region that already exists, any mutable region attributes, indexes, and region entries that are defined in the XML are updated/added.
    Because this method may perform a put on a Region, it declares that it throws a TimeoutException, CacheWriterException, GatewayException, or RegionExistsException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    is - the InputStream from which to read the XML
    
    Throws:
    
    CacheXmlException - If the XML read from is does not conform to the dtd or if an IOException occurs while reading the XML.
    
    TimeoutException
    
    CacheWriterException
    
    GatewayException
    
    RegionExistsException
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.1
  - getLogger
```
LogWriter getLogger()
```
    Gets the logging object for GemFire. This method does not throw CacheClosedException if the cache is closed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the logging object
  - getSecurityLogger
```
LogWriter getSecurityLogger()
```
    Gets the security logging object for GemFire. This method does not throw CacheClosedException if the cache is closed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the security logging object
  - findDiskStore
```
DiskStore findDiskStore(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns the DiskStore by name or null if no disk store is found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the disk store to find. If null then the default disk store, if it exists, is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the DiskStore by name or null if no disk store is found
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.5
  - createDiskStoreFactory
```
DiskStoreFactory createDiskStoreFactory()
```
    create diskstore factory
    
    Returns:
    
    a DiskStoreFactory
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.5
  - createGatewaySenderFactory
```
GatewaySenderFactory createGatewaySenderFactory()
```
  - getPdxReadSerialized
```
boolean getPdxReadSerialized()
```
    Returns whether PdxInstance is preferred for PDX types instead of Java object.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether PdxInstance is preferred for PDX types instead of Java object
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
    
    See Also:
    
    CacheFactory.setPdxReadSerialized(boolean), ClientCacheFactory.setPdxReadSerialized(boolean)
  - getPdxSerializer
```
PdxSerializer getPdxSerializer()
```
    Returns the PdxSerializer used by this cache, or null if no PDX serializer is defined.
    
    Returns:
    
    the PdxSerializer used by this cache, or null if no PDX serializer is defined
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
    
    See Also:
    
    CacheFactory.setPdxSerializer(PdxSerializer), ClientCacheFactory.setPdxSerializer(PdxSerializer)
  - getPdxDiskStore
```
java.lang.String getPdxDiskStore()
```
    Returns the disk store used for PDX meta data
    
    Returns:
    
    the disk store used for PDX meta data
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
    
    See Also:
    
    CacheFactory.setPdxDiskStore(String), ClientCacheFactory.setPdxDiskStore(String)
  - getPdxPersistent
```
boolean getPdxPersistent()
```
    Returns true if the PDX metadata for this cache is persistent
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the PDX metadata for this cache is persistent
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
    
    See Also:
    
    CacheFactory.setPdxPersistent(boolean), ClientCacheFactory.setPdxPersistent(boolean)
  - getPdxIgnoreUnreadFields
```
boolean getPdxIgnoreUnreadFields()
```
    Returns true if fields that are not read during PDX deserialization should be ignored during the PDX serialization.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether fields that are not read during PDX deserialization should be ignored during the PDX serialization
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
    
    See Also:
    
    CacheFactory.setPdxIgnoreUnreadFields(boolean), ClientCacheFactory.setPdxIgnoreUnreadFields(boolean)
  - registerPdxMetaData
```
void registerPdxMetaData(java.lang.Object instance)
```
    Registers PDX meta-data given an instance of a domain class that will be serialized with PDX.
    Note that this method serializes the given instance so PDX must already be configured to do the serialization.
    Note that if the instance is not of a class that will be serialized with PDX then no meta-data is registered.
    Note that in most cases this method never needs to be called. Currently it is only needed by the JdbcLoader when gets are done for JDBC data that was not written to the table using geode.
    
    Parameters:
    
    instance - the instance of the domain class for which meta-data is to be registered
    
    Throws:
    
    SerializationException - if the instance can not be serialized or is not serialized with PDX
    
    Since:
    
    Geode 1.6
  - getCacheTransactionManager
```
CacheTransactionManager getCacheTransactionManager()
```
    Get the CacheTransactionManager instance for this Cache.
    
    Returns:
    
    The CacheTransactionManager instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    CacheClosedException - if the cache is closed.
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.0
  - getJNDIContext
```
javax.naming.Context getJNDIContext()
```
    Returns the JNDI context associated with the Cache.
    
    Returns:
    
    javax.naming.Context Added as part of providing JTA implementation in Gemfire.
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 4.0
  - getInitializer
```
Declarable getInitializer()
```
    Returns the Declarable used to initialize this cache or null if it does not have an initializer.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Declarable used to initialize this cache
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6
  - getInitializerProps
```
java.util.Properties getInitializerProps()
```
    Returns the Properties used to initialize the cache initializer or null if no initializer properties exist.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Properties used to initialize the cache initializer
    
    Since:
    
    GemFire 6.6

Gemfire JavaDocs

Interface GemFireCache

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.geode.cache.RegionService

Method Detail

getName

getDistributedSystem

getResourceManager

setCopyOnRead

getCopyOnRead

getRegionAttributes

setRegionAttributes

listRegionAttributes

loadCacheXml

getLogger

getSecurityLogger

findDiskStore

createDiskStoreFactory

createGatewaySenderFactory

getPdxReadSerialized

getPdxSerializer

getPdxDiskStore

getPdxPersistent

getPdxIgnoreUnreadFields

registerPdxMetaData

getCacheTransactionManager

getJNDIContext

getInitializer

getInitializerProps