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package org.apache.asyncweb.fileservice.cache;

import java.io.File;

import org.apache.asyncweb.common.HttpRequest;
import org.apache.asyncweb.common.MutableHttpResponse;
/**
 * 
 * Caching strategies, under design class :)
 * @author The Apache MINA Project (dev@mina.apache.org)
 *
 */
public interface CachingPolicy {
    /**
     * Is the file is cachable or we just return no-cache directives
     * @param requestedFile
     * @param request
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isCacheable(File requestedFile, HttpRequest request);
    /**
     * Test if it's a cache hit from file infos and headers infos
     * @param requestedFile
     * @param request
     * @return
     */
    public boolean testAndSetCacheHit(File requestedFile, HttpRequest request, MutableHttpResponse response);
}