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vakata/cache
============

A collection of caching classes with a common interface

3.3.2(2mo ago)16.4k↓78.2%12MITPHP

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cache
=====

[](#cache)

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A collection of caching classes with a common interface (currently file cache and memcached are supported).

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require vakata/cache
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// create an instance (with file based cache)
// caches will be stored in the dir specified by the first argument
$cache = new \vakata\cache\Filecache(__DIR__ . '/cache');
// to use Memcached instead simply create a memcached instance:
// $cache = new \vakata\cache\Memcache(); // by default connects to 127.0.0.1

// simple get / set
$cache->set('key', 'value'); // key is stored and "value" is returned
$cache->get('key'); // "value"

// using prepare ensures that a single client updates the cache at any given moment
$cache->prepare('long-running-operation');
$data = long_running_operation();
$cache->set('long-running-operation', $data);

// there is a special getSet method which gets the current key value and if it does not exist - invokes a callable, stores the result and returns it:
$cache->getSet('some-key', function () {
    return some_long_running_operation();
});
```

Read more in the [API docs](docs/README.md)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

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

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [vakata](https://github.com/vakata)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

53

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

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 ~146 days

Recently: every ~84 days

Total

27

Last Release

71d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02016-04-07

2.5.2 → 3.0.02024-01-17

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)[Ivan Bozhanov](/maintainers/vakata)[@vakata](https://github.com/vakata)

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Top Contributors

[![vakata](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)](https://github.com/vakata "vakata (55 commits)")

---

Tags

cachevakata

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