data-point-cache

data-point-cache

DataPoint cache layer

Factory method to create a simple cache API that you can use for data persistence.

Requirements

• Node 8 LTS (or higher)
• Redis (Optional for development)

Install

$ npm install data-point-cache

Usage

const Cache = require('data-point-cache')

Cache.create()
  .then(cache => {
    return cache.set('myKey', 'foo', '20m')
      .then(() => {
        return cache.get('myKey')
      })
  })
  .then(result => {
    console.log('foo')
  )

Storage mechanism

This cache API has an in-memory storage mechanism. The idea here is that every time a get/set operation happens, a short (TTL of 2 seconds) in-memory version of that key will be stored. After the TTL of the in-memory key has expired, the key will be removed. The swiping mechanism triggers every second and will kill every key that has its TTL has expired. The idea behind this is to try to be as optimal with our requests to redis, but also be careful not to store for too long in the in-memory layer.

Like any software, see if this works for you and your use case before going to production.

API

Cache.create

Create a cache instance.

Cache.create({
  localTTL: Number,
  redis: Object,
}):Promise<cache>

This factory method returns a Promise that resolves to a cache instance.

option	type	required	description
localTTL	Number	optional	Value in Milliseconds of in memory TTL, by default is set to 2000 (2 seconds)
redis	Object	optional	Value passed to the ioredis constructor

cache.set

Adds a new entry to the cache. This method

cache.set(key:String, value:Any, ttl:String):Promise

Returns a promise.

Parameter description:

arguments:

argument	type	required	description
key	String	yes	key related to this entry.
value	Any	yes	Value to be stored, this value will be stringified when stored in redis.
ttl	String	optional	Time To Live of the entry. Defaults to 20 minutes.

cache.get

This method gets an entry from the cache. Every time this method gets executed it will:

1. check if it exists in redis
2. attempt to retrieve it from the in-memory cache
3. if not found it will try to get it from redis
4. if found in redis, it will re-store it back into the in-memory cache where it will be available for 2 seconds.

cache.get(key:String):Promise<Any|undefined>

Returns a promise, if the key does not exist it will resolve to undefined.

Parameter description:

arguments:

argument	type	required	description
key	String	yes	key related to this entry.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details