lru-cache

A simple lru-cache library that can be used in both node.js and browsers. The data structure used are a double linked list + a hash table. Theoretically, set, get, and remove operations should be done in O(1).

Installation

npm install js-lru-cache -save

APIs

• constructor

  • create a cache object

  var LRUCache = require('lru-cache');
  var capacity = 10, // max number of values can be cached
      maxAge = 6000; // maxAge is in milliseconds
  var cache = new LRUCache(capacity, maxAge);

• set(key, value)

  • if the key does not exist, adding the value into the cache
  • if the key exists, update the value and the last visited time of the key
  • if the cache reaches its capability, the least used item in the cache will be removed

  cache.set('key1', 'value1');

• get(key)

  • if the key exists, the value of the key is returned, the last visited time of the key is updated as well
  • if the key exists but is expired, return undefined
  • if the key does not exist, return undefined

  cache.get('key1'); // should return 'value1'

• remove(key)

  • remove the key from cache

  cache.remove('key1');
  cache.get('key1'); // return undefined

• keys()

  • return all the keys in the cache

  cache.keys(); // return all keys in the cache

• values()

  • return all the values in the cache

  cache.values(); // return all values in the cache

• size

  • the number of cache items

  cache.size; // return the size of the cache

• capacity

  • the maximum number of items allowed in the cache

  cache.capacity; // return the capacity of the cache

• maxAge

  • the maximum age of the cached items. Note: each set or get operation will reset the last visited time of a cached item.

  cache.maxAge; // return the maxAge of the cache in milliseconds

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 [email protected]

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