/*
* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
*
* Library: VNLib
* Package: VNLib.Data.Caching.ObjectCache
* File: IMemoryCacheEntryFactory.cs
*
* IMemoryCacheEntryFactory.cs is part of VNLib.Data.Caching.ObjectCache which
* is part of the larger VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
*
* VNLib.Data.Caching.ObjectCache is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
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*
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*/
using System;
namespace VNLib.Data.Caching.ObjectCache
{
///
/// A factory abstraction that builds structures
/// linked to internally configured memory implementations, for cache
/// promotions.
///
public interface IMemoryCacheEntryFactory
{
///
/// Creates and initalizes a new from the desired object data
///
/// The non-owned memory to copy into the the new
/// The newly initalized
CacheEntry CreateEntry(ReadOnlySpan entryData);
}
}