It's a simple Ruby gem for in-memory cache.

First, install it:

$ gem install zache

Then, use it like this

require 'zache'
zache = Zache.new
# Expires in 5 minutes
v = zache.get(:count, lifetime: 5 * 60) { expensive() }

By default Zache is thread-safe. It locks the entire cache on each get call. You turn that off by using sync argument:

zache = Zache.new(sync: false)
v = zache.get(:count) { expensive() }

You may use "dirty" mode, which will return you an expired value, while calculation is waiting. Say, you have something in the cache, but it's expired. Then, you call get with a long running block. The thread waits, while another one calls get again. That second thread won't wait, but will receive what's left in the cache. This is a very convenient mode for situations when you don't really care about data accuracy, but performance is an issue.

That's it.

How to contribute

Read these guidelines. Make sure you build is green before you contribute your pull request. You will need to have Ruby 2.3+ and Bundler installed. Then:

$ bundle update
$ rake

If it's clean and you don't see any error messages, submit your pull request.

License

(The MIT License)

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