#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>

@interface Cache : NSObject {
	/*	This variable sets the clock for our thread that goes through and cleans the array. 
	*	It is set to go off every 15 minutes. This is used by the usleep command. The usleep command
	*	uses microseconds. 1,000,000 microseconds = 1 second.
	*/
	int defaultSleepTime;
	
	/*	This variable sets the timeout limit. If an object is over 30 minutes old it will be removed from the
	*	array.
	*/
	NSTimeInterval defaultTimeout;
	
	/*	This variable is the dictionary that all of the objects are stored in. It contains a key, and an array.
	*	The array should have an object and a timestamp in it.
	*/
	NSMutableDictionary *theDictionary;
}

+ (Cache *) getInstance;

- (void) removeItem: (NSString *) theID;

- (id) get: (NSString *) theID;

- (void) put: (NSString *) theID with: (id) theObject;

- (void) touch: (NSString *) theID;

- (bool) containsKey: (NSString *) theID;

- (void) run: (NSTimer *) theTimer;

@end