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1   package org.apache.commons.jcs.engine;
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21  
22  import java.rmi.dgc.VMID;
23  
24  /**
25   * This is a static variable holder for the distribution auxiliaries that need something like a vmid.
26   */
27  public final class CacheInfo
28  {
29      /** shouldn't be instantiated */
30      private CacheInfo()
31      {
32          super();
33      }
34  
35      /**
36       * Used to identify a client, so we can run multiple clients off one host.
37       * Need since there is no way to identify a client other than by host in
38       * rmi.
39       * <p>
40       * TODO: may have some trouble in failover mode if the cache keeps its old
41       * id. We may need to reset this when moving into failover.
42       */
43      private static final VMID vmid = new VMID();
44  
45      /** By default this is the hashcode of the VMID */
46      public static final long listenerId = vmid.hashCode();
47  }