<?php
/* $Id$ */
namespace Mammut\Storage\Blob;

(defined('MAMMUT') && (basename(__FILE__) != basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']))) or die('ACCESS DENIED');

/**
 * Blob storage interface
 *
 * @author Stefan Daurer <s.daurer@q-spot.org>
 * @package Mammut\Storage
 */
interface iBlobStorage {
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * @param mixed $blob the binary data
	 * @return string a guid of the blob entry
	 */
	public function store($blob);

	public function append($uuid, $blob);
	
	public function replace($uuid, $blob);
	
	public function exists($uuid);
	
	public function get($uuid);
	
	public function getPart($uuid, $start, $lenght);
	
	public function size($uuid);
	
	public function delete($uuid);
	
	/**
	 * Delete all data in the data storage
	 */
	public function purge();
	
}