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dm1tra/cache-library
====================

A simple caching library for PHP

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Since Feb 11Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple Caching Library for PHP
==============================

[](#simple-caching-library-for-php)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require dm1tra/cache-library
```

Usage

> File Backend

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

try {
    $cache = new CacheLibrary\Cache('file', ['cache_dir' => '/path/to/cache']);
    $data = $cache->get('my_key');
    if (!$data) {
        $data = performExpensiveOperation();
        $cache->set('my_key', $data, 3600);
    }
    useData($data);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}
```

> Redis Backend

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

try {
    $cache = new CacheLibrary\Cache('redis', ['host' => '127.0.0.1', 'port' => 6379]);
    $data = $cache->get('my_key');
    if (!$data) {
        $data = performExpensiveOperation();
        $cache->set('my_key', $data, 3600);
    }
    useData($data);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}
```

> Memcached Backend

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

try {
    $cache = new CacheLibrary\Cache('memcached', ['host' => '127.0.0.1', 'port' => 11211]);
    $data = $cache->get('my_key');
    if (!$data) {
        $data = performExpensiveOperation();
        $cache->set('my_key', $data, 3600);
    }
    useData($data);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}
```

> Methods

**set(string $key, $value, int $ttl = 3600): bool**Set a value in the cache with a specified time-to-live (TTL).

Parameters:

- $key: The key of the item to store.
- $value: The value to store.
- $ttl: The time-to-live in seconds.

Returns : True on success, false on failure. **get(string $key)**Get a value from the cache. Parameters :

- $key: The key of the item to retrieve. Returns : The value of the item or null if not found. **has(string $key): bool**Check if an item exists in the cache.

Parameters :

- $key: The key of the item to check. Returns : True if the item exists, false otherwise. **delete(string $key): bool**Delete an item from the cache.

Parameters :

- $key: The key of the item to delete. Returns : True on success, false on failure. **clear(): bool**Clear all items from the cache.
- Returns : True on success, false on failure.

###  Health Score

13

—

LowBetter than 1% of packages

Maintenance30

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity16

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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