libs-base/Headers/Foundation/NSCache.h

/** Interface for NSCache for GNUStep
   Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   Written by:  David Chisnall <csdavec@swan.ac.uk>
   Created: 2009

   This file is part of the GNUstep Base Library.

   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

   This library 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
   Lesser General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
   Software Foundation, Inc., 31 Milk Street #960789 Boston, MA 02196 USA.
   */

#ifndef __NSCache_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#define __NSCache_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#import	<GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h>

#if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6, GS_API_LATEST)

#import <Foundation/NSObject.h>

#if	defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif

@class NSString;
@class NSMapTable;
@class NSRecursiveLock;
@class GS_GENERIC_CLASS(NSMutableArray, ElementT);

GS_EXPORT_CLASS
@interface GS_GENERIC_CLASS(NSCache, KeyT, ValT) : NSObject
{
#if GS_EXPOSE(NSCache)
  @private
  /** The maximum total cost of all cache objects. */
  NSUInteger _costLimit;
  /** Total cost of currently-stored objects. */
  NSUInteger _totalCost;
  /** The maximum number of objects in the cache. */
  NSUInteger _countLimit;
  /** The delegate object, notified when objects are about to be evicted. */
  id _delegate;
  /** Flag indicating whether discarded objects should be evicted */
  BOOL _evictsObjectsWithDiscardedContent;
  /** Name of this cache. */
  NSString *_name;
  /** The mapping from names to objects in this cache. */
  NSMapTable *_objects;
  /** LRU ordering of all potentially-evictable objects in this cache. */
  GS_GENERIC_CLASS(NSMutableArray, ValT) *_accesses;
  /** Total number of accesses to objects */
  int64_t _totalAccesses;
  /** locking for thread safety */
  NSRecursiveLock	*_lock;
#endif
#if     GS_NONFRAGILE
#else
  /* Pointer to private additional data used to avoid breaking ABI
   * when we don't have the non-fragile ABI available.
   * Use this mechanism rather than changing the instance variable
   * layout (see Source/GSInternal.h for details).
   */
  @private id _internal GS_UNUSED_IVAR;
#endif
}
/**
 * Returns the maximum number of objects that are supported by this cache.
 */
- (NSUInteger) countLimit;

/**
 * Returns the total cost of all objects held in the cache.
 */
- (NSUInteger) totalCostLimit;

/**
 * Returns the cache's delegate.
 */
- (id) delegate;

/**
 * Returns whether objects stored in this cache which implement the
 * NSDiscardableContent protocol are removed from the cache when their contents
 * are evicted.
 */
- (BOOL) evictsObjectsWithDiscardedContent;

/**
 * Returns the name associated with this cache.
 */
- (NSString*) name;

/**
 * Returns an object associated with the specified key in this cache.
 */
- (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(ValT)) objectForKey:
    (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(KeyT))key;

/**
 * Removes all objects from this cache.
 */
- (void) removeAllObjects;

/**
 * Removes the object associated with the given key.
 */
- (void) removeObjectForKey: (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(KeyT))key;

/**
 * Sets the maximum number of objects permitted in this cache.  This limit is
 * advisory; caches may choose to disregard it temporarily or permanently.  A
 * limit of 0 is used to indicate no limit; this is the default.
 */
- (void) setCountLimit: (NSUInteger)lim;

/**
 * Sets the delegate for this cache.  The delegate will be notified when an
 * object is being evicted or removed from the cache.
 */
- (void) setDelegate: (id)del;

/**
 * Sets whether this cache will evict objects that conform to the
 * NSDiscardableContent protocol, or simply discard their contents.
 */
- (void) setEvictsObjectsWithDiscardedContent: (BOOL)b;

/**
 * Sets the name for this cache.
 */
- (void) setName: (NSString*)cacheName;

/**
 * Adds an object and its associated cost.  The cache will endeavor to keep the
 * total cost below the value set with -setTotalCostLimit: by discarding the
 * contents of objects which implement the NSDiscardableContent protocol.
 */
- (void) setObject: (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(ValT))obj
            forKey: (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(KeyT))key
              cost: (NSUInteger)num;

/**
 * Adds an object to the cache without associating a cost with it.
 */
- (void) setObject: (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(ValT))obj
            forKey: (GS_GENERIC_TYPE(KeyT))key;

/**
 * Sets the maximum total cost for objects stored in this cache.  This limit is
 * advisory; caches may choose to disregard it temporarily or permanently.  A
 * limit of 0 is used to indicate no limit; this is the default.
 */
- (void) setTotalCostLimit: (NSUInteger)lim;
@end

/**
 * Protocol implemented by NSCache delegate objects.
 */
@protocol NSCacheDelegate
/**
 * Delegate method, called just before the cache removes an object, either as
 * the result of user action or due to the cache becoming full.
 */
- (void) cache: (NSCache*)cache willEvictObject: (id)obj;
@end

#if	defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif //OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_6, GS_API_LATEST)

#endif /* __NSCache_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE */