cache-base

Generic object cache for node.js/javascript projects.

Install

Install with npm

$ npm i cache-base --save

Usage

var Cache = require('cache-base');

// instantiate
var app = new Cache();

// set values
app.set('a', 'b');
app.set('c.d', 'e');

// get values
app.get('a');
//=> 'b'
app.get('c');
//=> {d: 'e'}

console.log(app.cache);
//=> {a: 'b'}

Inherit

var util = require('util');
var Cache = require('cache-base');

function MyApp() {
  Cache.call(this);
}
util.inherits(MyApp, Cache);

var app = new MyApp();
app.set('a', 'b');
app.get('a');
//=> 'b'

Namespace

Define a custom property for storing values.

var Cache = require('cache-base').namespace('data');
var app = new Cache();
app.set('a', 'b');
console.log(app.data);
//=> {a: 'b'}

API

namespace

Create a Cache constructor that, when instantiated, will store values on the given prop.

Params

• prop {String}: The property name to use for storing values.
• returns {Function}: Returns a custom Cache constructor

Example

var Cache = require('cache-base').namespace('data');
var cache = new Cache();

Cache

Create a new Cache. Internally the Cache constructor is created using the namespace function, with cache defined as the storage object.

Params

• cache {Object}: Optionally pass an object to initialize with.

Example

var app = new Cache();

.set

Set property key with the given value.

Params

• key {String}
• value {any}
• returns {Cache}: Returns the instance for chaining

Example

app.set('a', 'b');
// or
app.set({a: 'b'});

.get

Return the stored value of key. If key is not defined, the cache is returned.

Params

• key {String}

Example

app.set('foo', 'bar');
app.get('foo');
//=> "bar"

.has

Return true if cache key is not undefined or null.

Params

• key {String}

Example

app.set('foo', 'bar');
app.has('foo');
//=> true

.del

Delete one or more properties from the cache.

Params

• keys {String|Array}

Example

app.del('foo');
// or
app.del(['foo', 'bar']);

.clear

Reset the entire cache to an empty object.

Example

app.clear();

.visit

Visit method, or map-visit method, over each property in val.

Params

• method {String}: The name of the method to call.
• val {Object|Array}: The object or array to iterate over.

Example

app.visit('set', {a: 'b'});

Related

• base-methods: Starter for creating a node.js application with a handful of common methods, like set, get,… more | homepage
• get-value: Use property paths ( a.b.c) to get a nested value from an object. | homepage
• has-value: Returns true if a value exists, false if empty. Works with deeply nested values using… more | homepage
• option-cache: Simple API for managing options in JavaScript applications. | homepage
• set-value: Create nested values and any intermediaries using dot notation ('a.b.c') paths. | homepage
• unset-value: Delete nested properties from an object using dot notation. | homepage

Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm i -d && npm test

Author

Jon Schlinkert

• github/jonschlinkert
• twitter/jonschlinkert

License

Copyright © 2014-2015 Jon Schlinkert Released under the MIT license.

This file was generated by verb-cli on November 23, 2015.