using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.Caching;

namespace IStation
{
    /// <summary>
    /// interface used to call operations directly on the wrapped memory cache
    /// </summary>
    internal interface IMemoryCacheDirect
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// This sets to the wrapped memory cache directly
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key"></param>
        /// <param name="value"></param>
        /// <param name="policy"></param>
        void Set(string key, object value, CacheItemPolicy policy);

        /// <summary>
        /// This removes from the wrapped memory cache directly
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key"></param>
        void Remove(string key);

        /// <summary>
        /// This removes from the wrapped memory cache directly
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="keys"></param>
        int Remove(IEnumerable<string> keys);

        /// <summary>
        /// This removes from the wrapped memory cache directly
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key"></param>
        int Remove_StartWith(string key);

    }
}