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dc/cache
========

Cache interface

0.2(11y ago)0111[1 issues](https://github.com/digitalcreations/cache/issues)2MITPHP

Since May 4Pushed 9y ago2 watchersCompare

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[![DC\Cache - Caching interface](logo.png)](logo.png)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer install dc/cache

```

Or add it to `composer.json`:

```
"require": {
	"dc/cache": "0.*",
}
```

```
$ composer install

```

**This package suggests `dc/cache-memcache`, which is the only implementation at this point.**

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

This is just an interface. You probably should install `dc/cache-memcahe` or write your own implementation to the interface.

When you have, you can use the interface like this:

```
$cache = new \SomeImplementation();
$cache->set('foo', 'bar');
echo $cache->get('foo'); // prints bar
```

A common pattern is that you want a specific value from the cache, and if it is a cache miss, you want to produce it:

```
echo $cache->getWithFallback('foo', function() {
  return 'bar';
}); // prints bar
$cache->get('foo'); // now also prints bar
```

This syntax works with any callable, not just closures.

You can also use the return value to determine the validity.

```
$foo = $cache->getWithFallback("foo",
    function($x) { return ["foo" => $x, "expires" => \DateInterval($x)]; },
    function($result) { return $result["expires"]; });
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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 ~175 days

Total

2

Last Release

4221d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![vegardlarsen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/436508?v=4)](https://github.com/vegardlarsen "vegardlarsen (4 commits)")

---

Tags

cachememcached

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