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This implementation supports tags 1.2.0(4y ago)183.0M—5.2%420MITPHPPHP >=7.4 Since Jan 7Pushed 4y ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/php-cache/void-adapter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cache/void-adapter)[ Docs](http://www.php-cache.com/en/latest/)[ RSS](/packages/cache-void-adapter/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (9)Dependencies (6)Versions (10)Used By (20) Void PSR-6 Cache pool ===================== [](#void-psr-6-cache-pool) [![Gitter](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2ded3ed1778dcfc9af5e2dfaad55e176ade49082cb6ea757169cc5ea23bf32ac/68747470733a2f2f6261646765732e6769747465722e696d2f7068702d63616368652f63616368652e737667)](https://gitter.im/php-cache/cache?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf8c0820b177b7c25193382c926f16eb94bda77077ca80f2727f6f7c57539bc4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63616368652f766f69642d616461707465722f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/cache/void-adapter)[![codecov.io](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/542acd32c19223b9aa57dcff5476aa51275e2b2408026632449adb9a7abc5780/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f6769746875622f7068702d63616368652f766f69642d616461707465722f636f7665726167652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://codecov.io/github/php-cache/void-adapter?branch=master)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0431c7893472bbd701da0838cc987847e4fbc107caae36cc4f5ae6738a14e494/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63616368652f766f69642d616461707465722f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/cache/void-adapter)[![Monthly Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b74f2d056a04a6d0c98dd67f7c013dbf830853d6762a87fb8922f866bfeaa1a5/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63616368652f766f69642d616461707465722f642f6d6f6e74686c792e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/cache/void-adapter)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE) This is a void implementation of a PSR-6 cache. Other names for this adapter could be Blackhole or Null apdapter. This adapter does not save anything and will always return an empty CacheItem. It is a part of the PHP Cache organisation. To read about features like tagging and hierarchy support please read the shared documentation at [www.php-cache.com](http://www.php-cache.com). ### Install [](#install) ``` composer require cache/void-adapter ``` ### Use [](#use) You do not need to do any configuration to use the `VoidCachePool`. ``` $pool = new VoidCachePool(); ``` ### Contribute [](#contribute) Contributions are very welcome! Send a pull request to the [main repository](https://github.com/php-cache/cache) or report any issues you find on the [issue tracker](http://issues.php-cache.com). ### Health Score 46 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity50 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community32 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 69.6% 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 ~275 days Recently: every ~442 days Total 9 Last Release 1584d ago Major Versions 0.4.1 → 1.0.02017-07-16 PHP version history (5 changes)0.1.0PHP ^5.5|^7.0 0.3.1PHP ^5.5 || ^7.0 0.4.0PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 1.1.0PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 1.2.0PHP >=7.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/401ccc5eea13c60cf807ae982af00e368e2166e2f26d8eb541dcd881a57385bc?d=identicon)[Nyholm](/maintainers/Nyholm) --- Top Contributors [![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (48 commits)")[![cryptiklemur](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/896295?v=4)](https://github.com/cryptiklemur "cryptiklemur (7 commits)")[![prisis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2716058?v=4)](https://github.com/prisis "prisis (5 commits)")[![ruudk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104180?v=4)](https://github.com/ruudk "ruudk (4 commits)")[![maidmaid](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4578773?v=4)](https://github.com/maidmaid "maidmaid (2 commits)")[![lunetics](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/149752?v=4)](https://github.com/lunetics "lunetics (1 commits)")[![florianv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1586668?v=4)](https://github.com/florianv "florianv (1 commits)")[![StephenClouse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/468025?v=4)](https://github.com/StephenClouse "StephenClouse (1 commits)") --- Tags cachepsr-6tagvoid ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cache-void-adapter/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cache-void-adapter/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cache-void-adapter) ``` ### Alternatives [cache/array-adapter A PSR-6 cache implementation using a php array. 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