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aprivette/laravel-cache-refs
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A Laravel Artisan command to purge cache tag refs from Redis

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Laravel Cache Refs
==================

[](#laravel-cache-refs)

*A Laravel Artisan command to purge cache tag refs from Redis.*

Problem
-------

[](#problem)

Have you noticed massive Redis sets which have the key suffix `standard_ref` or `forever_ref` clogging up your cache database?

**If you use [Laravel's cache tag feature](https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/cache#cache-tags) and are unable to routinely wipe your entire cache, you will inevitably accumulate junk in your Redis database.** To make this feature work, Laravel creates Redis sets for each tag with members pointing to each key assigned to that tag.

For example, let's say you have a cache key "dog" with the tag "animal". If the "dog" Redis key expires, that key's set member remains for the "animal" tag.

Solution
--------

[](#solution)

**This command is designed to be run on a schedule job for applications experiencing this issue.** It loops through all cache refs and ensures the ref set members point to existing keys. It will remove any set members that point to non existant target keys.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Install:

`composer require aprivette/laravel-cache-refs`

After installing, you can run the command like so:

`php artisan refs:purge`

This command defaults to the `cache` connection. If you have another cache connection, you may specify it.

`php artisan refs:purge custom_redis_connection`

Caveats
-------

[](#caveats)

This package only works with Redis stores.

Future Improvements
-------------------

[](#future-improvements)

The key queries should probably be replaced with scans for memory conservation with larger Redis stores. I haven't run into this issue yet though.

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance31

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~212 days

Total

2

Last Release

1157d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.4

1.0.1PHP ^7.4|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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