working on memory core locking + tests

Memory core is now thread safe

extend memory core tests

added checkdocs

.fdignore

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+.venv
+.pytest_cache
+notebooks

.pylintrc

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+defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
+
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+valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
+
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+valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
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README.rst

@@ -214,6 +214,18 @@ In certain cases the MongoDB backend might leave a deadlock behind, blocking all
   @cachier(mongetter=False, wait_for_calc_timeout=2)
 
 
+Memory Core
+-----------
+
+You can set an in-memory cache by assigning the ``backend`` parameter with ``'memory'``:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+  @cachier(backend='memory')
+
+Note, however, that ``cachier``'s in-memory core is simple, and has no monitoring or cap on cache size, and can thus lead to memory errors on large return values - it is mainly intended to be used with future multi-core functionality. As a rule, Python's built-in ``lru_cache`` is a much better stand-alone solution.
+
+
 Contributing
 ============
 
@@ -255,10 +267,22 @@ This project is documented using the `numpy docstring conventions`_, which were
 .. _`numpy docstring conventions`: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/doc/HOWTO_DOCUMENT.rst.txt
 .. _`these conventions`: https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/doc/HOWTO_DOCUMENT.rst.txt
 
+Additionally, if you update this ``README.rst`` file,  use ``python setup.py checkdocs`` to validate it compiles.
+
 
 Credits
 =======
-Created by Shay Palachy (shay.palachy@gmail.com).
+Created by `Shay Palachy <https://github.com/shaypal5>`_ (shay.palachy@gmail.com).
+
+Other major contributors:
+
+  * `cthoyt <https://github.com/cthoyt>`_ - Base memory core implementation.
+
+  * `amarczew <https://github.com/amarczew>`_ - The ``hash_params`` kwarg.
+
+  * `non-senses <https://github.com/non-senses>`_ - The ``wait_for_calc_timeout`` kwarg.
+
+Notable bugfixers: `MichaelRazum <https://github.com/MichaelRazum>`_, 
 
 .. Contributers (in chronological order of first commit):
 

cachier/core.py

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def cachier(
     backend : str, optional
         The name of the backend to use. If None, defaults to 'mongo' when
         the ``mongetter`` argument is passed, otherwise defaults to 'pickle'.
-        Valid options currently include 'pickle' and 'mongo'.
+        Valid options currently include 'pickle', 'mongo' and 'memory'.
     cache_dir : str, optional
         A fully qualified path to a file directory to be used for cache files.
         The running process must have running permissions to this folder. If