cachelib

A simple global cache for go apps. Includes a mutex so it's concurrency safe.

install

$ go get github.com/karlpokus/cachelib

usage

Create the cache

import "github.com/karlpokus/cachelib"

cache := cachelib.New("10s")
http.ListenAndServe(":8090", route(cache))

Use the cache

import "github.com/karlpokus/cachelib"

func route(cache cachelib.Cache) http.HandlerFunc {
	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		if cache.Fresh() {
			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", cache.Contents(true))
			return
		}
		// cache stale. fetch data.
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", cache.Update(data))
	}
}

test

$ go test

todos

license

MIT