#cache

A generic cache client interface for Golang.

##Introduction

cache is an attempt to create and build a unified Golang API to many different cache providers. Golang application code can use this library to insulate itself from being tied to one cache implementation.

A modular provider system (a la the core database/sql package) is used so any backing store that offers cache semantics can be utilised.

##Providers Cache provider interfaces are currently available for

• Memcached
• Redis
• SHM (shared application memory, concurrent access safe)

##Example Storing a string in Redis:

store, err := cache.New("redis://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=2")
if err != nil {
  // handle error
}
store.Set("msg", "hello world!")

and later on retrieving it:

store, err := cache.New("redis://127.0.0.1:6379?timeout=2")
if err != nil {
  // handle error
}
val, err = store.Get("msg").String()

##Install The core package can be installed using go get:

go get github.com/tim-mit/cache

but to be useful you need to also install at least one of the following providers;

go get github.com/tim-mit/cache/providers/memcache
go get github.com/tim-mit/cache/providers/redis
go get github.com/tim-mit/cache/providers/shm

The Memcache and Redis providers have dependencies on the following two packages respectively

go get github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache/memcache
go get github.com/garyburd/redigo

##License This package is available for use under the MIT license.