/*
* Copyright (c) 2024 Vaughn Nugent
* 
* Library: VNLib
* Package: VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.VNCache
* File: IEntityCacheKey.cs 
*
* IEntityCacheKey.cs is part of VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.VNCache 
* which is part of the larger VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
*
* VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.VNCache is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
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*/

namespace VNLib.Plugins.Extensions.VNCache.DataModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// When implemnted on an entity object, gets a deterministic cache key for the entity
    /// </summary>
    public interface IEntityCacheKey
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the key for the current entity request
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The cache key string unique to the stored record</returns>
        string GetKey();
    }
   
}