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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<xsd:schema xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire"
+            xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+            xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+            xmlns:tool="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tool"
+            targetNamespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/gemfire"
+            elementFormDefault="qualified"
+            attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
+            version="1.0">
+
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"/>
+    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tool"/>
+
+    <xsd:annotation>
+        <xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+            Namespace support for the Spring GemFire project.
+        ]]></xsd:documentation>
+    </xsd:annotation>
+    
+    <xsd:element name="cache">
+		<xsd:annotation>
+			<xsd:documentation source="org.springframework.data.gemfire.CacheFactoryBean"><![CDATA[
+	Defines a GemFire Cache instance used for creating or retrieving 'regions'.
+			]]></xsd:documentation>
+			<xsd:appinfo>
+				<tool:annotation>
+					<tool:exports type="com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Cache" />
+				</tool:annotation>
+			</xsd:appinfo>
+		</xsd:annotation>
+		<xsd:complexType>
+			<xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string">
+				<xsd:annotation>
+					<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
+The name of the cache (by default "cache").]]></xsd:documentation>
+				</xsd:annotation>
+			</xsd:attribute>
+		</xsd:complexType>
+	</xsd:element>
+</xsd:schema>
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