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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * cache class provides an abstracted cache
+ * 
+ * @method string send
+ */
+class cache {
+
+	/**
+	 * @var string $type		type of cache current options memcache
+	 */
+	private $zzz;
+
+	/**
+	 * Called when the object is created
+	 */
+	public function __construct() {
+		//place holder
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Called when there are no references to a particular object
+	 * unset the variables used in the class
+	 */
+	public function __destruct() {
+		foreach ($this as $key => $value) {
+			unset($this->$key);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a specific item in the cache
+	 * @var string $key		the cache id
+	 * @var string $value	string to be cached
+	 */
+	private function set($key, $value) {
+		//send a custom event
+			
+		//run the memcache
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			if ($fp) {
+				$command = "memcache set ".$key." ".$value;
+				$return = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$command);
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a specific item from the cache
+	 * @var string $key		cache id
+	 */
+	private function get($key) {
+		//send a custom event
+			
+		//run the memcache
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			if ($fp) {
+				$command = "memcache get ".$key;
+				$return = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$command);
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete a specific item from the cache
+	 * @var string $key		cache id
+	 */
+	private function delete($key) {
+		//send a custom event
+			
+		//run the memcache
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			if ($fp) {
+				$command = "memcache delete ".$key;
+				$return = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$command);
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delete the entire cache
+	 */
+	private function flush() {
+		//send a custom event
+			
+		//run the memcache
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			if ($fp) {
+				$command = "memcache flush";
+				$return = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$command);
+			}
+			else {
+				return false;
+			}
+	}
+
+?>
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