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+/**
+ *
+ */
+package de.intevation.gnv.artifacts.cache;
+
+import net.sf.ehcache.Cache;
+import net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * @author Tim Englich <tim.englich@intevation.de>
+ *
+ */
+public class CacheFactory {
+
+    /**
+     * the logger, used to log exceptions and additonaly information
+     */
+    private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(CacheFactory.class);
+    
+    private final static String CACHENAME = "artifactdata";
+
+    
+    /**
+     * The singleton Instance of this Factory.
+     */
+    private static CacheFactory instance = null;
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    private CacheManager cacheManager = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Basic-Constructor of this Class
+     */
+    private CacheFactory() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This Method provides an singleton Instance of this Class.
+     * @return an singleton Instance of this Class
+     */
+    public static CacheFactory getInstance(){
+        if (instance == null){
+            instance = new CacheFactory();
+        }
+        return instance;
+    }
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * Getting the ConnectionPool
+     * @return the ConnectionPool
+     */
+    public Cache getCache(){
+        return this.cacheManager.getCache(CACHENAME);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the ConnectionPool.
+     * Should only be called once on system startup
+     * @param properties the Properties for the Individual Configuration of the ConnectionPool
+     */
+    public void initializeCache(String configurationFileName){
+        if (cacheManager == null){
+            cacheManager = new CacheManager(configurationFileName);
+            cacheManager.addCache(CACHENAME);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the ConnectionPool has already been initialized.
+     * @return true if the ConnectionPool is initialized.
+     */
+    public boolean isInitialized(){
+        return this.cacheManager != null;
+    }
+
+}