<?php
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 *  $Id: Interface.php 10831 2013-05-29 19:32:17Z btowles $
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/**
 * Doctrine cache driver interface
 *
 * @package     Doctrine
 * @subpackage  Cache
 * @license     http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-license.php LGPL
 * @link        www.doctrine-project.org
 * @since       1.0
 * @version     $Revision: 7490 $
 * @author      Konsta Vesterinen <kvesteri@cc.hut.fi>
 * @author      Jonathan H. Wage <jonwage@gmail.com>
 */
interface Doctrine_Cache_Interface
{
    /**
     * Fetch a cache record from this cache driver instance
     *
     * @param string $id cache id
     * @param boolean $testCacheValidity        if set to false, the cache validity won't be tested
     * @return mixed  Returns either the cached data or false
     */
    public function fetch($id, $testCacheValidity = true);

    /**
     * Test if a cache record exists for the passed 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);

    /**
     * Save a cache record and add the key to the index of cached keys
     *
     * @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);
}