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package ucar.nc2.util.cache;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Interface for files that can be stored in FileCache.
 *
 * @author caron
 * @since Jun 2, 2008
 */
public interface FileCacheable {

  /**
   * The location of the FileCacheable.
   * @return location
   */
  public String getLocation();

  /**
   * Close the FileCacheable, release all resources.
   * Also must honor contract with setFileCache().
   * @throws IOException on io error
   */
  public void close() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Sync() is called when the FileCacheable is found in the cache, before returning the object to the
   *  application. FileCacheable has an opportunity to freshen itself. FileCacheable may ignore this call.
   * @return true if FileCacheable was changed
   * @throws IOException on i/o error.
  public boolean sync() throws IOException; */

  /**
   * Get last modified date of underlying file. If changes, will be discarded.
   * @return a sequence number (typically file date), 0 if cannot change
   */
  public long getLastModified();

  /**
   * If the FileCache is set, the FileCacheable object must store it and call FileCache.release() on FileCacheable.close():
    public synchronized void close() throws java.io.IOException {
    if (cache != null) {
      cache.release(this);
    } else {
      reallyClose();
    }
   
   *
   * @param fileCache must store this, use it on close as above.
   */
  public void setFileCache( FileCache fileCache);
}