1: <?php
2:
3: /**
4: *
5: * An interface that contains the methods for a cache implementation for storing business
6: * objects and other less complex values.
7: *
8: * @package alpha::util::cache
9: * @since 1.1
10: * @author John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
11: * @version $Id: AlphaCacheProviderInterface.inc 1693 2013-12-09 23:33:24Z alphadevx $
12: * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php The BSD License
13: * @copyright Copyright (c) 2013, John Collins (founder of Alpha Framework).
14: * All rights reserved.
15: *
16: * <pre>
17: * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
18: * without modification, are permitted provided that the
19: * following conditions are met:
20: *
21: * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above
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23: * following disclaimer.
24: * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
25: * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
26: * following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
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28: * * Neither the name of the Alpha Framework nor the names
29: * of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
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32: *
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46: * </pre>
47: *
48: */
49: interface AlphaCacheProviderInterface {
50: /**
51: * Attempt to get the value from the cache for the given $key.
52: *
53: * @param $key
54: * @since 1.1
55: * @return mixed The expected value from the cache, boolean false otherwise
56: */
57: public function get($key);
58:
59: /**
60: * Attempt to set the value in the cache for the given $key. Old values on the same
61: * key will be overwritten.
62: *
63: * @param $key
64: * @param $value
65: * @param $expiry Optional, some cache implementations will support an expiry value in seconds.
66: * @since 1.1
67: */
68: public function set($key, $value, $expiry=0);
69:
70: /**
71: * Attempt to delete the value from the cache for the given $key.
72: *
73: * @param $key
74: * @since 1.1
75: */
76: public function delete($key);
77: }
78:
79: ?>