| # lru cache |
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| A cache object that deletes the least-recently-used items. |
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| ## Installation: |
| |
| ```javascript |
| npm install lru-cache --save |
| ``` |
| |
| ## Usage: |
| |
| ```javascript |
| var LRU = require("lru-cache") |
| , options = { max: 500 |
| , length: function (n, key) { return n * 2 + key.length } |
| , dispose: function (key, n) { n.close() } |
| , maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 } |
| , cache = LRU(options) |
| , otherCache = LRU(50) // sets just the max size |
| |
| cache.set("key", "value") |
| cache.get("key") // "value" |
| |
| // non-string keys ARE fully supported |
| // but note that it must be THE SAME object, not |
| // just a JSON-equivalent object. |
| var someObject = { a: 1 } |
| cache.set(someObject, 'a value') |
| // Object keys are not toString()-ed |
| cache.set('[object Object]', 'a different value') |
| assert.equal(cache.get(someObject), 'a value') |
| // A similar object with same keys/values won't work, |
| // because it's a different object identity |
| assert.equal(cache.get({ a: 1 }), undefined) |
| |
| cache.reset() // empty the cache |
| ``` |
| |
| If you put more stuff in it, then items will fall out. |
| |
| If you try to put an oversized thing in it, then it'll fall out right |
| away. |
| |
| ## Options |
| |
| * `max` The maximum size of the cache, checked by applying the length |
| function to all values in the cache. Not setting this is kind of |
| silly, since that's the whole purpose of this lib, but it defaults |
| to `Infinity`. |
| * `maxAge` Maximum age in ms. Items are not pro-actively pruned out |
| as they age, but if you try to get an item that is too old, it'll |
| drop it and return undefined instead of giving it to you. |
| * `length` Function that is used to calculate the length of stored |
| items. If you're storing strings or buffers, then you probably want |
| to do something like `function(n, key){return n.length}`. The default is |
| `function(){return 1}`, which is fine if you want to store `max` |
| like-sized things. The item is passed as the first argument, and |
| the key is passed as the second argumnet. |
| * `dispose` Function that is called on items when they are dropped |
| from the cache. This can be handy if you want to close file |
| descriptors or do other cleanup tasks when items are no longer |
| accessible. Called with `key, value`. It's called *before* |
| actually removing the item from the internal cache, so if you want |
| to immediately put it back in, you'll have to do that in a |
| `nextTick` or `setTimeout` callback or it won't do anything. |
| * `stale` By default, if you set a `maxAge`, it'll only actually pull |
| stale items out of the cache when you `get(key)`. (That is, it's |
| not pre-emptively doing a `setTimeout` or anything.) If you set |
| `stale:true`, it'll return the stale value before deleting it. If |
| you don't set this, then it'll return `undefined` when you try to |
| get a stale entry, as if it had already been deleted. |
| * `noDisposeOnSet` By default, if you set a `dispose()` method, then |
| it'll be called whenever a `set()` operation overwrites an existing |
| key. If you set this option, `dispose()` will only be called when a |
| key falls out of the cache, not when it is overwritten. |
| |
| ## API |
| |
| * `set(key, value, maxAge)` |
| * `get(key) => value` |
| |
| Both of these will update the "recently used"-ness of the key. |
| They do what you think. `maxAge` is optional and overrides the |
| cache `maxAge` option if provided. |
| |
| If the key is not found, `get()` will return `undefined`. |
| |
| The key and val can be any value. |
| |
| * `peek(key)` |
| |
| Returns the key value (or `undefined` if not found) without |
| updating the "recently used"-ness of the key. |
| |
| (If you find yourself using this a lot, you *might* be using the |
| wrong sort of data structure, but there are some use cases where |
| it's handy.) |
| |
| * `del(key)` |
| |
| Deletes a key out of the cache. |
| |
| * `reset()` |
| |
| Clear the cache entirely, throwing away all values. |
| |
| * `has(key)` |
| |
| Check if a key is in the cache, without updating the recent-ness |
| or deleting it for being stale. |
| |
| * `forEach(function(value,key,cache), [thisp])` |
| |
| Just like `Array.prototype.forEach`. Iterates over all the keys |
| in the cache, in order of recent-ness. (Ie, more recently used |
| items are iterated over first.) |
| |
| * `rforEach(function(value,key,cache), [thisp])` |
| |
| The same as `cache.forEach(...)` but items are iterated over in |
| reverse order. (ie, less recently used items are iterated over |
| first.) |
| |
| * `keys()` |
| |
| Return an array of the keys in the cache. |
| |
| * `values()` |
| |
| Return an array of the values in the cache. |
| |
| * `length` |
| |
| Return total length of objects in cache taking into account |
| `length` options function. |
| |
| * `itemCount` |
| |
| Return total quantity of objects currently in cache. Note, that |
| `stale` (see options) items are returned as part of this item |
| count. |
| |
| * `dump()` |
| |
| Return an array of the cache entries ready for serialization and usage |
| with 'destinationCache.load(arr)`. |
| |
| * `load(cacheEntriesArray)` |
| |
| Loads another cache entries array, obtained with `sourceCache.dump()`, |
| into the cache. The destination cache is reset before loading new entries |
| |
| * `prune()` |
| |
| Manually iterates over the entire cache proactively pruning old entries |