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+<?php
+
+// File: StorageAccess.php
+
+// Namespace: kch42\ste
+namespace kch42\ste;
+
+/*
+ * Class: StorageAccess
+ * An interface.
+ * A StorageAccess implementation is used to access the templates from any storage.
+ * This means, that you are not limited to store the Templates inside directories, you can also use a database or something else.
+ */
+interface StorageAccess {
+	/*
+	 * Constants: Template modes
+	 * 
+	 * MODE_SOURCE - The Templates source
+	 * MODE_TRANSCOMPILED - The transcompiled template
+	 */
+	const MODE_SOURCE        = 0;
+	const MODE_TRANSCOMPILED = 1;
+	
+	/*
+	 * Function: load
+	 * Loading a template.
+	 * 
+	 * Parameters:
+	 * 	$tpl - The name of the template.
+	 * 	&$mode - Which mode is preferred? One of the <Template modes>.
+	 * 	         If <MODE_SOURCE>, the raw sourcecode is expected, if <MODE_TRANSCOMPILED> the transcompiled template *as a callable function* (expecting an <STECore> instance as first parameter) is expected.
+	 * 	         If the transcompiled version is not available or older than the source, you can set this parameter to <MODE_SOURCE> and return the source.
+	 * 
+	 * Throws:
+	 * 	A <CantLoadTemplate> exception if the template could not be loaded.
+	 * 
+	 * Returns:
+	 * 	Either the sourcecode or a callable function (first, and only parameter: an <STECore> instance).
+	 */
+	public function load($tpl, &$mode);
+	
+	/*
+	 * Function: save
+	 * Saves a template.
+	 * 
+	 * Throws:
+	 * 	A <CantSaveTemplate> exception if the template could not be saved.
+	 * 
+	 * Parameters:
+	 * 	$tpl -The name of the template.
+	 * 	$data - The data to be saved.
+	 * 	$mode - A <Template mode> constant.
+	 */
+	public function save($tpl, $data, $mode);
+}