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+<?php
+// Own namespace
+namespace CoreFramework\Cache;
+
+// Import framework stuff
+use CoreFramework\Generic\FrameworkInterface;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for classes which are "able" to cache
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@shipsimu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2017 Core Developer Team
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.shipsimu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+interface Cacheable extends FrameworkInterface {
+ /**
+ * Does the specified offset exist in cache?
+ *
+ * @param $offset The offset we are looking for
+ * @param $arrayElement If type is array, then this element must be found
+ * @param $minimumCount If array element is found then this count must at least match
+ * @return $exists Whether the offset exists
+ */
+ function offsetExists($offset, $arrayElement = NULL, $minimumCount = 0);
+
+ /**
+ * Setter for cache offset
+ *
+ * @param $offset The offset we shall set
+ * @param $data Data to store in cache
+ * @return void
+ */
+ function offsetSet($offset, $data);
+
+ /**
+ * Getter for cache offset or "null" if not found
+ *
+ * @param $offset The offset we shall set
+ * @return $data Data to store in cache
+ */
+ function offsetGet($offset);
+
+ /**
+ * Purges the given cache entry
+ *
+ * @param $offset The offset we shall set
+ * @return void
+ */
+ function purgeOffset($offset);
+
+}