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package jetbrains.mps.vfs;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An implementing class is supposed to cache (in its own way) the tangible information about files on disk
* (e.g. file hierarchy).
*
* The contract is as follows:
* The CachingFile instance contains the information about the specific file on disk.
* The information might be or might be not actual.
* The method {@link #refresh} is supposed to update the current status of the file
*
* Created by apyshkin on 17/06/16.
*/
public interface CachingFile extends IFile {
@Override
@NotNull CachingFileSystem getFileSystem();
@Nullable
@Override
CachingFile getParent();
@NotNull
@Override
CachingFile getDescendant(@NotNull String suffix);
/**
* main api
*/
void refresh(@NotNull CachingContext context);
}