export type cacheStrategyType = "metadata" | "content";

export interface ICacheOptions {
	/**
	 * The folder to store the cache in.
	 *
	 * Defaults to node_modules/.cache/dependency-cruiser/
	 */
	folder: string;
	/**
	 * The strategy to use for caching.
	 * - 'metadata': use git metadata to detect changes;
	 * - 'content': use (a checksum of) the contents of files to detect changes.
	 *
	 * 'content'is useful if you're not on git or work on partial clones
	 * (which is typical on CI's). Trade-of: the 'content' strategy is typically
	 * slower.
	 *
	 * Defaults to 'metadata'
	 */
	strategy: cacheStrategyType;
	/**
	 * Whether to compress the cache or not
	 *
	 *  Setting this to true adds a few ms to the execution time, but
	 * typically reduces the cache size by 80-90%.
	 *
	 * Defaults to false.
	 */
	compress: boolean;
}