Node-Cache-In-File

Cache for Node.js used in multi-process scenario, which store data in files

Quick start

const { CacheInFile } = require('node-cache-in-file');
const cache = new CacheInFile();
 
const asyncQuery = (key, timeout) => {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
        setTimeout(async () => {
            try {
                const value = await cache.get(key);
                resolve(value);
            } catch (e) {
                reject(e);
            }
        }, timeout);
    })
}
 
cache.set('Hello', 'world', 1000)
    .then(() => {
        return asyncQuery('Hello', 300);
    })
    .then((value) => {
        console.log('Value still alive:', value);
        return asyncQuery('Hello', 1000);
    })
    .then((value) => {
        console.log('Value not alive:', value);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
        console.log('ERROR', error);
    })

Capabilities

1. Share data accross multi-processes using file system
2. Guarantee the consistency of data
3. Guarantee NO hungry in the competition
4. No need to aware the existence of other processes

Backfires

1. High latency in heavy throughput or competition scenario

Interfaces

cache.get(key)

Get the value of key

cache.set(key, value[, ttl])

Set value for key

ttl: time to live, number in milliseconds, omit or 0 or -1 for max ttl

cache.reset(key)

Delete key

cache.keys()

Return an array contain all keys

cache.append(key, value[, { initialValue = [], ttl }])

Append the value at the end of an array, or add a pair of property and value for an object.

Using initialValue to indicate the original type, initialValue will be used as the initial array or object, when the key does not exist

cache.remove(key, item[, { type = 'index', match = 'first', length = 1 }])

Remove an item from an array, or a property of an object

When the target of the key is an array, the item could be an element of the array, or an index to indicate the location of the element, depends on the value of type, which could be index or item

When the type value is index, item and length are used as the parameters of Array.splice(index, length);

When the type value is item, match indicate the match mode. If the match mode is first, it will remove the first element which match the value of item; if is all, it will remove all the matched elements.

LICENSE

MIT, plus, "Buy the author a bottle of beer in the nearest bar if you meet him"

Enjoy!