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+<?php
+/**
+ * ElggStaticVariableCache
+ * Dummy cache which stores values in a static array. Using this makes future replacements to other caching back
+ * ends (eg memcache) much easier.
+ *
+ * @author Curverider Ltd <info@elgg.com>
+ * @package Elgg
+ * @subpackage API
+ */
+class ElggStaticVariableCache extends ElggSharedMemoryCache {
+	/**
+	 * The cache.
+	 *
+	 * @var unknown_type
+	 */
+	private static $__cache;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create the variable cache.
+	 *
+	 * This function creates a variable cache in a static variable in memory, optionally with a given namespace (to avoid overlap).
+	 *
+	 * @param string $namespace The namespace for this cache to write to - note, namespaces of the same name are shared!
+	 */
+	function __construct($namespace = 'default') {
+		$this->setNamespace($namespace);
+		$this->clear();
+	}
+
+	public function save($key, $data) {
+		$namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+
+		ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache[$namespace][$key] = $data;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public function load($key, $offset = 0, $limit = null) {
+		$namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+
+		if (isset(ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache[$namespace][$key])) {
+			return ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache[$namespace][$key];
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	public function delete($key) {
+		$namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+
+		unset(ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache[$namespace][$key]);
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public function clear() {
+		$namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+
+		if (!isset(ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache)) {
+			ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache = array();
+		}
+
+		ElggStaticVariableCache::$__cache[$namespace] = array();
+	}
+}
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