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+++ b/app/soc/cache/base.py	Sun Jan 25 16:28:07 2009 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""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