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diff --git a/lib/CacheInterface.php b/lib/CacheInterface.php
index a74fc0d..091c5f0 100644
--- a/lib/CacheInterface.php
+++ b/lib/CacheInterface.php
@@ -13,38 +13,54 @@
/**
* The cache interface
- *
- * @todo Add missing function to the interface
- * @todo Explain parameters and return values in more detail
- * @todo Return self more often (to allow call chaining)
*/
interface CacheInterface {
/**
+ * Set scope of the current cache
+ *
+ * If $scope is an empty string, the cache is set to a global context.
+ *
+ * @param string $scope The scope the data is related to
+ */
+ public function setScope($scope);
+
+ /**
+ * Set key to assign the current data
+ *
+ * Since $key can be anything, the cache implementation must ensure to
+ * assign the related data reliably; most commonly by serializing and
+ * hashing the key in an appropriate way.
+ *
+ * @param array $key The key the data is related to
+ */
+ public function setKey($key);
+
+ /**
* Loads data from cache
*
- * @return mixed The cache data
+ * @return mixed The cached data or null
*/
public function loadData();
/**
* Stores data to the cache
*
- * @param mixed $datas The data to store
+ * @param mixed $data The data to store
* @return self The cache object
*/
- public function saveData($datas);
+ public function saveData($data);
/**
- * Returns the timestamp for the curent cache file
+ * Returns the timestamp for the curent cache data
*
- * @return int Timestamp
+ * @return int Timestamp or null
*/
public function getTime();
/**
- * Removes any data that is older than the specified duration from cache
+ * Removes any data that is older than the specified age from cache
*
- * @param int $duration The cache duration in seconds
+ * @param int $seconds The cache age in seconds
*/
- public function purgeCache($duration);
+ public function purgeCache($seconds);
}