#011181: ezcCacheManager::createCache requires a physical location

ezcCacheManager::createCache requires a physical location

<?php

public static function createCache( $id, $location, $storageClass, $options = array() ) 
{
        // Sanity check existance.
        if ( !file_exists( $location ) || !is_dir( $location ) ) 
        {
            throw new ezcBaseFileNotFoundException( $location, 'cache location', 'Does not exists or is no directory.' );
        }
        if ( !is_readable( $location ) )
        {
            throw new ezcBaseFilePermissionException( $location, ezcBaseFileException::READ, 'Cache location is not readable.' );
        }
        if ( !is_writeable( $location ) )
        {
            throw new ezcBaseFilePermissionException( $location, ezcBaseFileException::WRITE, 'Cache location is not writeable.' );
        }
...
?>

The location as a required attribute makes sense if it is a file-based cache. But in the case of a memory or database oriented cache mechanism, the requirement of a location is restrictive and useless.

It seems to make more sense that the location would be anothe key in the options array. It would also be sensible that the $options would be sanity checked relative to the $storageClass. Each storage class is likely to have it's own necessary options that would extend some default options. $location does not need to be a required option for an APC or Memcache based cache system.

PHP Version: 5.2.3