static function handle( $cachePath, $nodeID, $ttl, $useGlobalExpiry = true )
    {
        $globalExpiryTime = -1;
        eZExpiryHandler::registerShutdownFunction();
        if ( $useGlobalExpiry )
        {
            $globalExpiryTime = eZExpiryHandler::getTimestamp( 'template-block-cache', -1 );
        }

        $cacheHandler = eZClusterFileHandler::instance( $cachePath );

        $subtreeExpiry = -1;
        // Perform an extra check if the DB handler is in use,
        // get the modified_subnode value from the specified node ($nodeID)
        // and use it as an extra expiry value.
        if ( $cacheHandler instanceof eZDBFileHandler or $cacheHandler instanceof eZDFSFileHandler )
        {
            $subtreeExpiry = eZTemplateCacheBlock::getSubtreeModification( $nodeID );
        }
        $globalExpiryTime = max( eZExpiryHandler::getTimestamp( 'global-template-block-cache', -1 ), // This expiry value is the true global expiry for cache-blocks
                                 $globalExpiryTime,
                                 $subtreeExpiry );

        if ( $ttl == 0 )
            $ttl = -1;
        return array( &$cacheHandler,
                      $cacheHandler->processCache( array( 'eZTemplateCacheBlock', 'retrieveContent' ), null,
                                                   $ttl, $globalExpiryTime ) );
    }