X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/disorder/blobdiff_plain/0b7c89091fed1feb9a45a594c133a5d122dea692..04024c2cafab56ea76a9a2b35097584d6db98c06:/lib/cache.h diff --git a/lib/cache.h b/lib/cache.h index 48aba1c..26fa3dd 100644 --- a/lib/cache.h +++ b/lib/cache.h @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /* * This file is part of DisOrder - * Copyright (C) 2006 Richard Kettlewell + * Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Richard Kettlewell * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -17,14 +17,22 @@ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 * USA */ +/** @file lib/cache.h + * @brief Object caching + * + * There is a single cache for the whole process. Objects of different types + * are distinguished. Objects might be thrown out of the cache at any point. + */ #ifndef CACHE_H #define CACHE_H /* Defines a cache mapping keys to typed data items */ +/** @brief Type of a cache object */ struct cache_type { - int lifetime; /* Lifetime of a cache entry */ + /** @brief Lifetime for objects of this type (seconds) */ + int lifetime; }; void cache_put(const struct cache_type *type,