diff --git a/CacheManager.cpp b/CacheManager.cpp
index e7d5725..95c4d2d 100644
--- a/CacheManager.cpp
+++ b/CacheManager.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ std::string CCacheManager::findGateAddress(const std::string &gate)
 	return addr;
 }
 
+std::string CCacheManager::findNameNick(const std::string &name)
+{
+	std::string nick;
+	if (name.empty())
+		return nick;
+	mux.unlock();
+	auto itn = NameNick.find(name);
+	if (itn != NameNick.end())
+		nick.assign(itn->second);
+	mux.unlock();
+	return nick;
+}
+
 void CCacheManager::updateUser(const std::string &user, const std::string &rptr, const std::string &gate, const std::string &addr, const std::string &time)
 {
 	if (user.empty())
@@ -140,6 +153,38 @@ void CCacheManager::updateGate(const std::string &G, const std::string &addr)
 	mux.unlock();
 }
 
+void CCacheManager::updateName(const std::string &name, const std::string &nick)
+{
+	if (name.empty() || nick.empty())
+		return;
+	mux.lock();
+	NameNick[name] = nick;
+	mux.unlock();
+}
+
+void CCacheManager::eraseGate(const std::string &gate)
+{
+	mux.lock();
+	GateIPV4.erase(gate);
+	GateIPV6.erase(gate);
+	mux.unlock();
+}
+
+void CCacheManager::eraseName(const std::string &name)
+{
+	mux.lock();
+	NameNick.erase(name);
+	mux.unlock();
+}
+
+void CCacheManager::clearGate()
+{
+	mux.lock();
+	GateIPV4.clear();
+	GateIPV6.clear();
+	mux.unlock();
+}
+
 // these last three functions are private and not mux locked.
 std::string CCacheManager::findUserRptr(const std::string &user)
 {
diff --git a/CacheManager.h b/CacheManager.h
index 3842173..760edad 100644
--- a/CacheManager.h
+++ b/CacheManager.h
@@ -27,18 +27,23 @@ public:
 	CCacheManager() {}
 	~CCacheManager() {}
 
-	// the bodies of these public functions need to be mux locked to access the maps and the private functions.
+	// the bodies of these public functions are mux locked to access the maps and the private functions.
 	// for these find functions, if a map value can't be found the returned string will be empty.
 	void findUserData(const std::string &user, std::string &rptr, std::string &gate, std::string &addr);
 	void findRptrData(const std::string &rptr, std::string &gate, std::string &addr);
 	std::string findUserTime(const std::string &user);
 	std::string findUserAddr(const std::string &user);
+	std::string findNameNick(const std::string &name);
 	std::string findUserRepeater(const std::string &user);
 	std::string findGateAddress(const std::string &gate);
+	void eraseGate(const std::string &gate);
+	void eraseName(const std::string &name);
+	void clearGate();
 
 	void updateUser(const std::string &user, const std::string &rptr, const std::string &gate, const std::string &addr, const std::string &time);
 	void updateRptr(const std::string &rptr, const std::string &gate, const std::string &addr);
 	void updateGate(const std::string &gate, const std::string &addr);
+	void updateName(const std::string &name, const std::string &nick);
 
 private:
 	// these three functions aren't mux locked, that's why they're private
@@ -51,5 +56,6 @@ private:
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> RptrGate;
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> GateIPV4;
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> GateIPV6;
+	std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> NameNick;
 	std::mutex mux;
 };