VariationCacheInterface.php

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Cache

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/VariationCacheInterface.php

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<?php

namespace Drupal\Core\Cache;


/**
 * Defines an interface for variation cache implementations.
 *
 * A variation cache wraps any provided cache backend and adds support for cache
 * contexts to it. The actual caching still happens in the original cache
 * backend.
 *
 * @ingroup cache
 */
interface VariationCacheInterface {
  
  /**
   * Gets a cache entry based on cache keys.
   *
   * @param string[] $keys
   *   The cache keys to retrieve the cache entry for.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability
   *   The cache metadata of the data to store before other systems had a chance
   *   to adjust it. This is also commonly known as "pre-bubbling" cacheability.
   *
   * @return object|false
   *   The cache item or FALSE on failure.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::get()
   */
  public function get(array $keys, CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability);
  
  /**
   * Gets multiple cache entries based on a set of cache keys.
   *
   * @param array $items
   *   An associative array keyed by arbitrary identifiers. Each value is a set
   *   of arguments you would otherwise pass to ::get(). Example:
   *   @code
   *     $items = [
   *       'item_a' => [['key1', 'key2'], $cacheability_a],
   *       'item_b' => [['another_key'], $cacheability_b],
   *     ];
   *   @endcode
   *
   * @return array
   *   An associative array keyed by the same keys as $items, containing only
   *   the items found in the cache. Items that did not resolve are omitted.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\VariationCacheInterface::get()
   */
  public function getMultiple(array $items) : array;
  
  /**
   * Stores data in the cache.
   *
   * @param string[] $keys
   *   The cache keys of the data to store.
   * @param mixed $data
   *   The data to store in the cache.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface $cacheability
   *   The cache metadata of the data to store.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability
   *   The cache metadata of the data to store before other systems had a chance
   *   to adjust it. This is also commonly known as "pre-bubbling" cacheability.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::set()
   *
   * @throws \LogicException
   *   Thrown when cacheability is provided that does not contain a cache
   *   context or does not completely contain the initial cacheability.
   */
  public function set(array $keys, $data, CacheableDependencyInterface $cacheability, CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability) : void;
  
  /**
   * Deletes an item from the cache.
   *
   * To stay consistent with ::get(), this only affects the active variation,
   * not all possible variations for the associated cache contexts.
   *
   * @param string[] $keys
   *   The cache keys of the data to delete.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability
   *   The cache metadata of the data to store before other systems had a chance
   *   to adjust it. This is also commonly known as "pre-bubbling" cacheability.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::delete()
   */
  public function delete(array $keys, CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability) : void;
  
  /**
   * Marks a cache item as invalid.
   *
   * To stay consistent with ::get(), this only affects the active variation,
   * not all possible variations for the associated cache contexts.
   *
   * @param string[] $keys
   *   The cache keys of the data to invalidate.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability
   *   The cache metadata of the data to store before other systems had a chance
   *   to adjust it. This is also commonly known as "pre-bubbling" cacheability.
   *
   * @see \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::invalidate()
   */
  public function invalidate(array $keys, CacheableDependencyInterface $initial_cacheability) : void;

}

Interfaces

Title Deprecated Summary
VariationCacheInterface Defines an interface for variation cache implementations.

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