module BasicCache

This module provides a simple key/value cache for storing computation results

Define the basic cache and default store objects

Extends BasicCache to add a time-based cache

Constants

DEFAULT_STORE: Set default Store type
NEW_CALL: Check if we’re using a version if Ruby that supports caller_locations
TimeCacheItem: Timecache item struct, timestamp and value

Public Class Methods

caller_name() click to toggle source

Provide a helper method to get the calling function name If available, caller_locations is available and is much faster. If not, fall back to caller These methods return the name of the calling function 2 levels up This allows them to return the name of whatever called Cache.cache()

# File lib/basiccache.rb, line 22
def caller_name
  NEW_CALL ? caller_locations(2, 1).first.label : caller[1][/`([^']*)'/, 1]
end

new(*args) click to toggle source

Insert a helper .new() method for creating a new Cache object

# File lib/basiccache.rb, line 11
def new(*args)
  self::Cache.new(*args)
end