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piotrpress/cacher
=================

This library provides a simple file-based caching solution.

v1.2.0(1y ago)01113MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Oct 29Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Cacher
======

[](#cacher)

This library provides a simple file-based caching solution.

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require piotrpress/cacher
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

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

use PiotrPress\Cacher;

$cache = new Cacher( '.cache', 3600 );

$value = $cache->get( 'hi', function ( $arg1, $arg2 ) {
    return "$arg1 $arg2";
}, 'Hello', 'world!' );

$cache->clear( 'hi' ); // clear cache for "hi" key
$cache->clear(); // clear all cache
```

You can use `php://memory` as a file to store cache in memory, for instance, while developing or testing.

Cacher takes an expiration time in seconds as the second argument. By default, it is set to `-1`, which means the cache never expires. If the value `0` is provided, the cache will be cleared on every call.

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

[](#requirements)

Supports PHP >= `7.4` version.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](license.txt)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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 ~161 days

Total

3

Last Release

610d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=8.0

v1.2.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)[Piotr Niewiadomski](/maintainers/PiotrPress)[@PiotrPress](https://github.com/PiotrPress)

---

Top Contributors

[![PiotrPress](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)](https://github.com/PiotrPress "PiotrPress (3 commits)")

---

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cachecacher

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