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"""Module containing some basic caching functions.

"""

__authors__ = [

    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',

  ]

from functools import wraps

def getCacher(get, put):

  """Returns a caching decorator that uses get and put

  """

  # TODO(SRabbelier) possibly accept 'key' instead, and define

  # get and put in terms of key, depends on further usage

  def cache(func):

    """Decorator that caches the result from func

    """

    @wraps(func)

    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):

      result = get(*args, **kwargs)

      if result:

        return result

      result = func(*args, **kwargs)

      put(result)

      return result

    return wrapper

  return cache