CacheEntryHolder.h

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#ifndef CACHEENTRYHOLDER_H
#define CACHEENTRYHOLDER_H

// ***** BEGIN PYTHON BLOCK *****
// from <https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/intro.html#include-files>:
// "Since Python may define some pre-processor definitions which affect the standard headers on some systems, you must include Python.h before any standard headers are included."
#include <Python.h>
// ***** END PYTHON BLOCK *****

#include "Global/Macros.h"

#include <string>

#include "Engine/EngineFwd.h"

NATRON_NAMESPACE_ENTER

/**
 * @brief Public interface for all elements that can own something in the cache
 **/
class CacheEntryHolder
{
public:

    CacheEntryHolder()
    {
    }

    virtual ~CacheEntryHolder()
    {
    }

    /**
     * @brief Should return a unique way of identifying an entity that can own entries in the cache.
     * E.g: projectName.nodeFullyQualifiedName
     **/
    virtual std::string getCacheID() const = 0;
};

NATRON_NAMESPACE_EXIT


#endif // CACHEENTRYHOLDER_H