diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/EnableGemfireCaching.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/EnableGemfireCaching.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+
+/**
+ * The {@link EnableGemfireCaching} annotation enables Pivotal GemFire or Apache Geode as a caching provider
+ * in Spring's Cache Abstraction.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see java.lang.annotation.Documented
+ * @see java.lang.annotation.Inherited
+ * @see java.lang.annotation.Retention
+ * @see java.lang.annotation.Target
+ * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Import
+ * @see Cache Abstraction
+ * @see GemFire-based Cache
+ * @see Support for Spring Cache Abstraction
+ * @since 2.0.0
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Inherited
+@Documented
+@Import(GemfireCachingConfiguration.class)
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public @interface EnableGemfireCaching {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/GemfireCachingConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/GemfireCachingConfiguration.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config;
+
+import org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache;
+import org.springframework.cache.annotation.EnableCaching;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.GemfireCacheManager;
+
+/**
+ * The {@link GemfireCachingConfiguration} class is a Spring {@link Configuration @Configuration} class
+ * used to configure Pivotal GemFire or Apache Geode as the caching provider in Spring's Cache Abstraction.
+ *
+ * Additionally, this Spring {@link Configuration} class also enables the Spring Cache Abstraction
+ * with {@link EnableCaching}.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache
+ * @see org.springframework.cache.annotation.EnableCaching
+ * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
+ * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.GemfireCacheManager
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config.EnableGemfireCaching
+ * @see Cache Abstraction
+ * @see GemFire-based Cache
+ * @see Support for Spring Cache Abstraction
+ * @since 2.0.0
+ */
+@Configuration
+@EnableCaching
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+public class GemfireCachingConfiguration {
+
+ /**
+ * SDG's {@link GemfireCacheManager} used to position Pivotal GemFire or Apache Geode as the caching provider
+ * in Spring's Cache Abstraction.
+ *
+ * @return an instance of {@link GemfireCacheManager}.
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.GemfireCacheManager
+ * @see org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache
+ */
+ @Bean
+ public GemfireCacheManager cacheManager(GemFireCache gemfireCache) {
+
+ GemfireCacheManager gemfireCacheManager = new GemfireCacheManager();
+
+ gemfireCacheManager.setCache(gemfireCache);
+
+ return gemfireCacheManager;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/EnableGemfireCachingIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/config/EnableGemfireCachingIntegrationTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Java6Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import javax.annotation.Resource;
+
+import org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache;
+import org.apache.geode.cache.Region;
+import org.apache.shiro.util.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.cache.annotation.Cacheable;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.LocalRegionFactoryBean;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.GemfireCacheManager;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.PeerCacheApplication;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests for {@link EnableGemfireCaching} and {@link GemfireCachingConfiguration}.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.junit.runner.RunWith
+ * @see org.apache.geode.cache.GemFireCache
+ * @see org.springframework.cache.annotation.Cacheable
+ * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config.EnableGemfireCaching
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache.config.GemfireCachingConfiguration
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.PeerCacheApplication
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
+ * @see org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner
+ * @since 2.0.0
+ */
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration
+public class EnableGemfireCachingIntegrationTests {
+
+ @Autowired
+ private CalculatorService calculator;
+
+ @Autowired
+ @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+ private GemfireCacheManager gemfireCacheManager;
+
+ @Test
+ public void gemfireCacheManagerIsConfigured() {
+ assertThat(this.gemfireCacheManager).isNotNull();
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void enableGemfireCachingIsSuccessful() {
+
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isFalse();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(0L)).isEqualTo(1L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(1L)).isEqualTo(1L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(2L)).isEqualTo(2L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(0L)).isEqualTo(1L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isFalse();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(1L)).isEqualTo(1L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isFalse();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(2L)).isEqualTo(2L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isFalse();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(3L)).isEqualTo(6L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(4L)).isEqualTo(24L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ assertThat(calculator.factorial(5L)).isEqualTo(120L);
+ assertThat(calculator.isCacheMiss()).isTrue();
+ }
+
+ @Service
+ static class CalculatorService {
+
+ private volatile boolean cacheMiss;
+
+ @Resource(name = "Factorials")
+ private Region factorials;
+
+ public boolean isCacheMiss() {
+ boolean cacheMiss = this.cacheMiss;
+ this.cacheMiss = false;
+ return cacheMiss;
+ }
+
+ @Cacheable("Factorials")
+ public Long factorial(Long number) {
+
+ Assert.notNull(number, "Number to compute the factorial of must not be null");
+
+ Assert.isTrue(number > -1,
+ String.format("Number [%d] must be greater than equal to 0", number));
+
+ cacheMiss = true;
+
+ if (number < 3) {
+ return (number > 1L ? 2L : 1L);
+ }
+
+ long result = number;
+
+ while (number-- > 1) {
+ result *= number;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+ }
+ }
+
+ @EnableGemfireCaching
+ @PeerCacheApplication(name = "EnableGemfireCachingIntegrationTests", logLevel = "warning")
+ @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+ static class TestConfiguration {
+
+ @Bean
+ CalculatorService calculatorService() {
+ return new CalculatorService();
+ }
+
+ @Bean("Factorials")
+ LocalRegionFactoryBean factorialsRegion(GemFireCache gemfireCache) {
+
+ LocalRegionFactoryBean factorials = new LocalRegionFactoryBean<>();
+
+ factorials.setCache(gemfireCache);
+ factorials.setClose(false);
+ factorials.setPersistent(false);
+
+ return factorials;
+ }
+ }
+}