## PyTraffic -- A python simulation of the game Rush Hour invented by
## Nob Yoshigahara and commercialized by Binary Arts Corporation.
##
## Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Michel Van den Bergh <michel.vandenbergh@uhasselt.be>
##
## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
## the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
## (at your option) any later version.
##
## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
## GNU General Public License for more details.
##
## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
## along with this program; see the file COPYING.
## If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
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##

class Cache:
    def __init__(self,factory):
        self.cache={}
        self.factory=factory

    def getitem(self,identifier):
        item=self.cache.get(identifier)
        if item:
            pass
        else:
            item=self.factory(identifier)
            self.cache[identifier]=item
        return item


        
