Closed tree cache could not be started again

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kazoo/recipe/cache.py b/kazoo/recipe/cache.py
index 525154a..bf6b92f 100644
--- a/kazoo/recipe/cache.py
+++ b/kazoo/recipe/cache.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class TreeCache(object):
         """
         if self._state == self.STATE_LATENT:
             self._state = self.STATE_STARTED
+        elif self._state == self.STATE_CLOSED:
+            raise KazooException('already closed')
         else:
             raise KazooException('already started')
 
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ class TreeCache(object):
         A closed cache was detached from ZooKeeper's changes. And all nodes
         will be invalidated.
 
+        Once a tree cache was closed, it could not be started again. You should
+        only close a tree cache while you want to recycle it.
+
         .. note::
 
             This method is not thread safe.