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helick/cache-helpers
====================

Helpers for the WordPress object cache and transients

v1.1.0(6y ago)1391MITPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Jun 26Pushed 6y agoCompare

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Helick Cache Helpers
====================

[](#helick-cache-helpers)

Helpers for the WordPress object cache and transients.

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Make sure all dependencies have been installed before moving on:

- [PHP](http://php.net/manual/en/install.php) >= 7.1
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer:

```
$ composer require helick/cache-helpers
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The package provides the following functions for WordPress:

- [`cache_remember()`](#cache_remember)
- [`cache_forget()`](#cache_forget)
- [`transient_remember()`](#transient_remember)
- [`transient_forget()`](#transient_forget)
- [`site_transient_remember()`](#site_transient_remember)
- [`site_transient_forget()`](#site_transient_forget)

Each function checks the response of the callback for a `WP_Error` object, ensuring you're not caching temporary errors for long periods of time. PHP Exceptions will also not be cached.

### cache\_remember()

[](#cache_remember)

Get a value from the object cache, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters)

 (string) $key The cache key. (callable) $callback The callback used to generate and cache the value. (string) $group Optional. The cache group. Default is empty. (int) $expire Optional. The number of seconds before the cache entry should expire. Default is 0 (as long as possible).#### Example

[](#example)

```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\cache_remember;

function get_latest_posts()
{
    return cache_remember('latest', function () {
        return new WP_Query([
            'posts_per_page' => 5,
            'orderby'        => 'post_date',
            'order'          => 'desc',
        ]);
    }, 'posts', HOUR_IN_SECONDS);
}
```

### cache\_forget()

[](#cache_forget)

Get and subsequently delete a value from the object cache.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters-1)

 (string) $key The cache key. (string) $group Optional. The cache group. Default is empty. (mixed) $default Optional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in the object cache. Default is null.#### Example

[](#example-1)

```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\cache_forget;

function display_error_message()
{
    $error_message = cache_forget('form_errors', 'my-cache-group', false);

    if ($error_message) {
        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;
    }
}
```

### transient\_remember()

[](#transient_remember)

Get a value from the transients, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters-2)

 (string) $key The cache key. (callable) $callback The callback used to generate and cache the value. (int) $expire Optional. The number of seconds before the cache entry should expire. Default is 0 (as long as possible).#### Example

[](#example-2)

```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\transient_remember;

function get_tweets()
{
    $user_id = get_current_user_id();
    $key     = 'latest_tweets_' . $user_id;

    return transient_remember($key, function () use ($user_id) {
        return get_latest_tweets_for_user($user_id);
    }, 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS);
}
```

### transient\_forget()

[](#transient_forget)

Get and subsequently delete a value from the transients.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters-3)

 (string) $key The cache key. (mixed) $default Optional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\transient_forget;

function display_error_message()
{
    $error_message = transient_forget('form_errors', false);

    if ($error_message) {
        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;
    }
}
```

### site\_transient\_remember()

[](#site_transient_remember)

Get a value from the transients, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.

This function shares arguments and behavior with [`transient_remember()`](#transient_remember), but works network-wide when using WordPress Multisite.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters-4)

 (string) $key The cache key. (mixed) $default Optional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\site_transient_remember;

function get_tweets()
{
    $user_id = get_current_user_id();
    $key     = 'latest_tweets_' . $user_id;

    return site_transient_remember($key, function () use ($user_id) {
        return get_latest_tweets_for_user($user_id);
    }, 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS);
}
```

### site\_transient\_forget()

[](#site_transient_forget)

Get and subsequently delete a value from the site transients.

This function shares arguments and behavior with [`transient_forget()`](#transient_forget), but works network-wide when using WordPress Multisite.

#### Parameters

[](#parameters-5)

 (string) $key The cache key. (mixed) $default Optional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.```
use function Helick\CacheHelpers\site_transient_forget;

function display_error_message()
{
    $error_message = site_transient_forget('form_errors', false);

    if ($error_message) {
        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;
    }
}
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Evgenii Nasyrov](https://github.com/nasyrov)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~35 days

Total

2

Last Release

2479d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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