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package net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute;

import java.util.Map;

import net.sf.ehcache.Element;

/**
 * Dynamic indexing API
 * @author vfunshte
 */
public interface DynamicAttributesExtractor {
  /**
   * Given a particular cache element, returns a map from attribute names, to their respective values to use for indexing.
   * This method will be called once for every {@link Ehcache#put(Element)} and {@link Ehcache#replace(Element)} call.
   * @param element
   * @return
   */
    <T extends Object> Map<String, T> attributesFor(Element element);
}
