angular-mem-cache

In-memory caching service for AngularJS

Dependencies

Angular ^1.5.0

Install

npm: npm i angular-mem-cache

Yarn: yarn add angular-mem-cache

Add the following to your index file:

<script src="node_modules/angular-mem-cache/dist/angular-mem-cache.min.js"></script>

Configuration

angular.module('myApp', ['ngMemCache'])

.config(function($memCacheProvider) {

  $memCacheProvider.init({
    expires: 30000
  });
  
});

Basic Use

The following are operations you would run where handling data. Usually in a request service that handles all of your XHR requests.

//instantiate cache
var cache = CacheProvider.get();

//cache data
cache.save('current_user', {name: Dave Smith});

//check if cache exists
cache.exists('current_user');

//load cached data
cache.load('current_user');

Cache Groups

Multiple caches can be grouped to make validation and deletion of multiple caches simple.

//cache different data in same group
cache.save('current_user', {name: Dave Smith}, {group: 'globals'});
cache.save('session_id', 'Fdfhk41254VFCfa4T32FDSF4yh23498', {group: 'globals'});

Deleting Caches

As the CacheProvider is a singleton, the following operations can be called anywhere in the application, e.g. a logout controller.

//delete single cache
CacheProvider.clean('current_user');

//delete each cache in group
CacheProvider.clean('globals', true);

//destroy cache instance
CacheProvider.destroy();

Expiring Caches

Cache expiration time can be configured on two levels: using a provider to set a global expiration time, or in the cacheParams during each cache.save() to set expirations on individual caches. Order of precedence is: individual, global, global default (300000). All times are in milliseconds.

//global level
.config(function($memCacheProvider) {

  $memCacheProvider.init({
    expires: 20000
  });
  
});

//individual level
var cache = CacheProvider.get();
cache.save('tasks_due', [id: 123], cacheParams: {expires: 60000});

Example

angular.module('myApp', ['ngMemCache'])

.config(function($memCacheProvider) {

  $memCacheProvider.init({
    expires: 30000
  });
  
})

.service('RequestClient', function($http, CacheProvider) {

  var cache = CacheProvider.get();
  
  return {
    get: function(options) {
    
      if (cache.exists(options.cacheId)) {
        return cache.load(options.cacheId);
      } else {
      
        $http(options)
        .then(function(response) {
          cache.save(options.cacheId, response, options.cacheParams);
          
          return response;
        });
        
      }
      
    }
  };
  
})

.controller('TasksCtrl', function($scope, RequestClient, CacheProvider) {

  $scope.tasks = {};
  
  $scope.getDueTasks = function() {
    return RequestClient.get({
      url: '/api/tasks/due',
      cacheId: 'tasks_due',
      cacheParams: {
        group: 'tasks',
        expires: 60000
      }
    });
  };
  
  $scope.getClosedTasks = function() {
    return RequestClient.get({
      url: '/api/tasks/closed',
      cacheId: 'tasks_closed',
      cacheParams: {
        group: 'tasks'
      }
    });
  };
  
  $scope.refreshTasks = function() {
    CacheProvider.clean('tasks', true);
    $scope.loadTasks();
  };
  
  $scope.loadTasks = function() {
    $scope.tasks.due = $scope.getDueTasks();
    $scope.tasks.closed = $scope.getClosedTasks();
  };
  
  function init() {
    $scope.loadTasks();
  }
  init();
  
});