<?php
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 *  $Id: Interface.php 3931 2008-03-05 11:24:33Z romanb $
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namespace Doctrine\ORM\Cache;

/**
 * Interface for cache drivers.
 *
 * @license     http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php LGPL
 * @link        www.doctrine-project.org
 * @since       1.0
 * @version     $Revision: 3931 $
 * @author      Konsta Vesterinen <kvesteri@cc.hut.fi>
 * @author      Roman Borschel <roman@code-factory.org>
 */
interface Cache
{
    /**
     * Test if a cache entry is available for the given id and (if yes) return it (false else).
     * 
     * Note : return value is always "string" (unserialization is done by the core not by the backend)
     * 
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @return string cached datas (or false)
     */
    public function fetch($id);

    /**
     * Test if a cache is available or not (for the given id)
     *
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @return mixed false (a cache is not available) or "last modified" timestamp (int) of the available cache record
     */
    public function contains($id);

    /**
     * Puts data into the cache.
     *
     * @param string $id        cache id
     * @param string $data      data to cache
     * @param int $lifeTime     if != false, set a specific lifetime for this cache record (null => infinite lifeTime)
     * @return boolean true if no problem
     */
    public function save($id, $data, $lifeTime = false);

    /**
     * Remove a cache record
     * 
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @return boolean true if no problem
     */
    public function delete($id);
}