OSS_SNPM/OSS_SNMP/Cache.php

<?php

/*
    Copyright (c) 2012, Open Source Solutions Limited, Dublin, Ireland
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    Contact: Barry O'Donovan - barry (at) opensolutions (dot) ie
             http://www.opensolutions.ie/

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namespace OSS_SNMP;


/**
 * An abstract cache for storing results of SNMP queries .
 *
 * See the implementation in \OSS_SNMP\Cache\Basic for proper examples and documentation.
 *
 * @see \OSS_SNMP\Cache\Basic
 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2012, Open Source Solutions Limited, Dublin, Ireland
 * @author Barry O'Donovan <barry@opensolutions.ie>
 */
abstract class Cache
{

    abstract protected function save( $varName, $varValue );
    abstract protected function load( $varName );
    abstract protected function clear( $varName );
    abstract protected function clearAll();

}