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#endregion

using System.Collections;
using System.Globalization;

namespace Spring.Globalization
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Defines an interface that resource cache adapters have to implement.
    /// </summary>
    /// <author>Aleksandar Seovic</author>
    public interface IResourceCache
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the list of resources from cache.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="target">Target to get a list of resources for.</param>
        /// <param name="culture">Resource culture.</param>
        /// <returns>A list of cached resources for the specified target object and culture.</returns>
        IList GetResources(object target, CultureInfo culture);

        /// <summary>
        /// Puts the list of resources in the cache.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="target">Target to cache a list of resources for.</param>
        /// <param name="culture">Resource culture.</param>
        /// <param name="resources">A list of resources to cache.</param>
        /// <returns>A list of cached resources for the specified target object and culture.</returns>
        void PutResources(object target, CultureInfo culture, IList resources);
    }
}