name: Cache Module

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Cache Module

Beego’s cache module is used for caching data, inspired by database/sql. It supports four cache providers: file, memcache, memory and redis. You can install it by:

go get github.com/astaxie/beego/cache

If you use the memcache or redis provider, you should first install:

go get -u github.com/astaxie/beego/cache/memcache

and then import:

import _ "github.com/astaxie/beego/cache/memcache"

Basic Usage

First step is importing the package:

import (
    "github.com/astaxie/beego/cache"
)

Then initialize a global variable object:

bm, err := cache.NewCache("memory", `{"interval":60}`)

Then we can use bm to modify the cache:

bm.Put("astaxie", 1, 10*time.Second)
bm.Get("astaxie")
bm.IsExist("astaxie")
bm.Delete("astaxie")

Provider Settings

Here is how to configure the four providers:

memory

interval stands for GC time, which means the cache will be cleared every 60s:
```
  {"interval":60}
```

file

  {"CachePath":"./cache","FileSuffix":".cache","DirectoryLevel":2,"EmbedExpiry":120}

redis

redis is using redigo
```
  {"conn":":6039"}
```
memcache

memcache is using vitess
```
  {"conn":"127.0.0.1:11211"}
```

Creating your own provider

The cache module uses the Cache interface, so you can create your own cache provider by implementing this interface and registering it.

type Cache interface {
    Get(key string) interface{}
    Put(key string, val interface{}, timeout time.Duration) error
    Delete(key string) error
    Incr(key string) error
    Decr(key string) error
    IsExist(key string) bool
    ClearAll() error
    StartAndGC(config string) error
}

func init() {
    cache.Register("myowncache", NewOwnCache())
}