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Object Store persistence by deployment
Select Object Store persistence and backend access by deployment, distinguish rolling lifetime from cleanup, and recognize the limits of durable key-value state.
Implement ObjectStore persistence for all Mule deployment options.
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What the exam expects
- Choose persistence and backend access for the actual deployment option.
- Partition component state and select a supplied store implementation.
- Distinguish entry lifetime, cleanup timing and transaction guarantees.
- Predict storage mutation and read results without confusing them with persistence.
An Object Store holds keyed values; a partition separates a key space; persistent storage survives a runtime crash; TTL sets entry lifetime; an ObjectStoreManager supplies the storage implementation. Persistence does not make an Object Store a transactional database (Connector overview, Reference).
Sources for this section (2)
Key facts
Default store
- Detail
- Persistent and available without an explicit store reference.
Transient store
- Detail
persistent="false"chooses memory-only state.
Provider selection
- Detail
- Configuration Reference selects a supplied implementation.
Partitioning
- Detail
- Distinct stores isolate component key spaces.
On-premises access to v2
- Detail
- Uses the Object Store REST API.
- Source
- v2 (opens in a new tab)
Rolling renewal
- Detail
- Retrieve can renew eligible entries; Contains cannot.
- Source
- TTL (opens in a new tab)
Cleanup interval
- Detail
- Schedules checks rather than immediate write-time eviction.
ACID requirement
- Detail
- Needs an appropriate transactional store.
- Why must an archive be read before calling Clear?
- When Remove receives a key that is not present, what outcome should you handle?
- Which read supplies values together with keys for a snapshot?
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