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kminek/cache
============

Simplest cache implementation ever!

v2.0.0(8y ago)1485MITPHP

Since Feb 22Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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Cache
=====

[](#cache)

This is really simple filesystem cache implementation which should work on broad range of PHP versions. Just plug and play - perfect solution for tiny projects and quick scripts where you do not need full-blown cache solutions.

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require kminek/cache

```

API
---

[](#api)

```
/**
 * @param string $key
 * @param mixed  $default
 *
 * @return mixed
 */
function cache_get($key, $default = null);

/**
 * @param string   $key
 * @param mixed    $value
 * @param null|int $ttl
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function cache_set($key, $value, $ttl = null);

/**
 * @param string $key
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function cache_delete($key);

/**
 * @return bool
 */
function cache_clear();
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

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

$cachedData = cache_get('cachedData');

if (!$cachedData) {
    echo 'Saving cache...' . PHP_EOL;
    cache_set('cachedData', array('lorem', 'ipsum'), 5 * 60); // 5 minutes
} else {
    echo 'Data retrieved from cache!' . PHP_EOL;
    var_dump($cachedData);
}
```

Advanced usage
--------------

[](#advanced-usage)

```
// set your custom configuration options (below are default ones)
Kminek_Cache::configure(array(
    'engine' => Kminek_Cache::ENGINE_SERIALIZE, // or Kminek_Cache::ENGINE_JSON or Kminek_Cache::ENGINE_VAR_EXPORT
    'dir' => sys_get_temp_dir(), // where to store cache files
    'prefix' => 'kminek_cache',
    'separator' => '_',
    'extension' => '.cache',
    'ttl' => 60 * 60, // default ttl in seconds (1 hour)
));

// then use cache as you would normally do
$cachedData = cache_get('cachedData');
...
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3002d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02018-02-23

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7c918f54bb848b1ab6ac0f623e0aba72e565865aa15b77b4e7eeba354e38256?d=identicon)[kminek](/maintainers/kminek)

---

Top Contributors

[![kminek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/373962?v=4)](https://github.com/kminek "kminek (6 commits)")

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