IStorage.java

package com.ctriposs.bigcache.storage;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * The Interface IStorage for get/put cached data in bytes.
 */
public interface IStorage extends Closeable {

	public static final String DATA_FILE_SUFFIX = ".data";

	/**
	 * Gets bytes from the specified location.
	 *
	 * @param position the position
	 * @param dest the destination
	 */
	void get(int position, byte[] dest) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Puts source to the specified location of the Storage.
	 *
	 * @param position the position
	 * @param source the source
	 */
	void put(int position, byte[] source) throws IOException;
	
	/**
	 * Frees the storage.
	 */
	void free();
}