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014    
015    package org.apache.tapestry.services;
016    
017    /**
018     * An pool for objects. Objects may be stored in a Pool for later reuse.
019     * 
020     * @author Howard Lewis Ship
021     * @since 4.0
022     */
023    public interface ObjectPool
024    {
025    
026        /**
027         * Returns an object from the pool, previously stored with the given key.
028         * May return null if no such object exists.
029         *
030         * @return 
031         */
032        Object get(Object key);
033    
034        /**
035         * Stores an object into the pool for later retrieval with the provided key.
036         */
037    
038        void store(Object key, Object value);
039    }