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+#ifndef __LIB_GENCACHE_GENCACHE_H__
+#define __LIB_GENCACHE_GENCACHE_H__
+
+/**
+ * Cache initialisation function. Opens cache tdb file or creates
+ * it if does not exist.
+ *
+ * @return true on successful initialisation of the cache or
+ *         false on failure
+ **/
+bool gencache_init(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Cache shutdown function. Closes opened cache tdb file.
+ *
+ * @return true on successful closing the cache or
+ *         false on failure during cache shutdown
+ **/
+bool gencache_shutdown(void);
+
+/**
+ * Set an entry in the cache file. If there's no such
+ * one, then add it.
+ *
+ * @param keystr string that represents a key of this entry
+ * @param value text representation value being cached
+ * @param timeout time when the value is expired
+ *
+ * @retval true when entry is successfuly stored
+ * @retval false on failure
+ **/
+bool gencache_set(const char *keystr, const char *value, time_t timeout);
+
+/**
+ * Set existing entry to the cache file.
+ *
+ * @param keystr string that represents a key of this entry
+ * @param valstr text representation value being cached
+ * @param timeout time when the value is expired
+ *
+ * @retval true when entry is successfuly set
+ * @retval false on failure
+ **/
+bool gencache_set_only(const char *keystr, const char *valstr, time_t timeout);
+
+/**
+ * Delete one entry from the cache file.
+ *
+ * @param keystr string that represents a key of this entry
+ *
+ * @retval true upon successful deletion
+ * @retval false in case of failure
+ **/
+bool gencache_del(const char *keystr);
+
+/**
+ * Get existing entry from the cache file.
+ *
+ * @param keystr string that represents a key of this entry
+ * @param valstr buffer that is allocated and filled with the entry value
+ *        buffer's disposing must be done outside
+ * @param timeout pointer to a time_t that is filled with entry's
+ *        timeout
+ *
+ * @retval true when entry is successfuly fetched
+ * @retval false for failure
+ **/
+bool gencache_get(const char *keystr, char **valstr, time_t *timeout);
+
+/**
+ * Iterate through all entries which key matches to specified pattern
+ *
+ * @param fn pointer to the function that will be supplied with each single
+ *        matching cache entry (key, value and timeout) as an arguments
+ * @param data void pointer to an arbitrary data that is passed directly to the fn
+ *        function on each call
+ * @param keystr_pattern pattern the existing entries' keys are matched to
+ *
+ **/
+void gencache_iterate(void (*fn)(const char* key, const char *value, time_t timeout, void* dptr),
+                      void* data, const char* keystr_pattern);
+
+/********************************************************************
+ lock a key
+********************************************************************/
+int gencache_lock_entry( const char *key );
+
+/********************************************************************
+ unlock a key
+********************************************************************/
+void gencache_unlock_entry( const char *key );
+
+#endif /* __LIB_GENCACHE_GENCACHE_H__ */
+