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author | Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> | 2014-02-08 17:18:33 +0100 |
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committer | Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> | 2014-02-08 17:18:33 +0100 |
commit | f733d6db7345ccc5d7ed516fd22ea03cc245cbc4 (patch) | |
tree | 0f5eec61542d5c1142709610f5ccaf3908cf36f5 /user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst | |
parent | 93326a5b1bbaade4d416ad17a768cab27337ec5b (diff) | |
parent | 28c2c975b118016d07212ed8e7c22ff280309f82 (diff) |
Merge branch 'feature/user-guide-cleanup' into develop
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-rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst | 184 |
1 files changed, 97 insertions, 87 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst index 3f7dc2dd9..caece1aee 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching.rst @@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ fast and dynamic caching. All but file-based caching require specific server requirements, and a Fatal Exception will be thrown if server requirements are not met. -.. contents:: Table of Contents +.. contents:: + :local: + +.. raw:: html + + <div class="custom-index container"></div> ************* Example Usage @@ -20,16 +25,16 @@ available in the hosting environment. :: $this->load->driver('cache', array('adapter' => 'apc', 'backup' => 'file')); - + if ( ! $foo = $this->cache->get('foo')) { echo 'Saving to the cache!<br />'; $foo = 'foobarbaz!'; - + // Save into the cache for 5 minutes $this->cache->save('foo', $foo, 300); } - + echo $foo; You can also prefix cache item names via the **key_prefix** setting, which is useful @@ -43,28 +48,24 @@ to avoid collisions when you're running multiple applications on the same enviro $this->cache->get('foo'); // Will get the cache entry named 'my_foo' -****************** -Function Reference -****************** +*************** +Class Reference +*************** -.. php:class:: CI_Cache +.. class:: CI_Cache -is_supported() -============== + .. method:: is_supported($driver) - .. php:method:: is_supported ( $driver ) + :param string $driver: the name of the caching driver + :returns: TRUE if supported, FALSE if not + :rtype: bool - This function is automatically called when accessing drivers via - $this->cache->get(). However, if the individual drivers are used, make - sure to call this function to ensure the driver is supported in the + This method is automatically called when accessing drivers via + ``$this->cache->get()``. However, if the individual drivers are used, + make sure to call this method to ensure the driver is supported in the hosting environment. - - :param string $driver: the name of the caching driver - :returns: TRUE if supported, FALSE if not - :rtype: Boolean - :: - + if ($this->cache->apc->is_supported() { if ($data = $this->cache->apc->get('my_cache')) @@ -73,103 +74,112 @@ is_supported() } } + .. method:: get($id) -get() -===== - - .. php:method:: get ( $id ) - - This function will attempt to fetch an item from the cache store. If the - item does not exist, the function will return FALSE. + :param string $id: Cache item name + :returns: Item value or FALSE if not found + :rtype: mixed - :param string $id: name of cached item - :returns: The item if it exists, FALSE if it does not - :rtype: Mixed - + This method will attempt to fetch an item from the cache store. If the + item does not exist, the method will return FALSE. :: $foo = $this->cache->get('my_cached_item'); + .. method:: save($id, $data[, $ttl = 60[, $raw = FALSE]]) -save() -====== - - .. php:method:: save ( $id , $data [, $ttl]) - - This function will save an item to the cache store. If saving fails, the - function will return FALSE. - - :param string $id: name of the cached item - :param mixed $data: the data to save - :param int $ttl: Time To Live, in seconds (default 60) - :returns: TRUE on success, FALSE on failure - :rtype: Boolean + :param string $id: Cache item name + :param mixed $data: the data to save + :param int $ttl: Time To Live, in seconds (default 60) + :param bool $raw: Whether to store the raw value + :returns: TRUE on success, FALSE on failure + :rtype: string + This method will save an item to the cache store. If saving fails, the + method will return FALSE. :: $this->cache->save('cache_item_id', 'data_to_cache'); - -delete() -======== - .. php:method:: delete ( $id ) - - This function will delete a specific item from the cache store. If item - deletion fails, the function will return FALSE. + .. note:: The ``$raw`` parameter is only utilized by APC and Memcache, + in order to allow usage of ``increment()`` and ``decrement()``. - :param string $id: name of cached item - :returns: TRUE if deleted, FALSE if the deletion fails - :rtype: Boolean - + .. method:: delete($id) + + :param string $id: name of cached item + :returns: TRUE on success, FALSE on failure + :rtype: bool + + This method will delete a specific item from the cache store. If item + deletion fails, the method will return FALSE. :: $this->cache->delete('cache_item_id'); -clean() -======= + .. method:: increment($id[, $offset = 1]) - .. php:method:: clean ( ) - - This function will 'clean' the entire cache. If the deletion of the - cache files fails, the function will return FALSE. + :param string $id: Cache ID + :param int $offset: Step/value to add + :returns: New value on success, FALSE on failure + :rtype: mixed - :returns: TRUE if deleted, FALSE if the deletion fails - :rtype: Boolean - + Performs atomic incrementation of a raw stored value. :: - $this->cache->clean(); + // 'iterator' has a value of 2 + + $this->cache->increment('iterator'); // 'iterator' is now 3 -cache_info() -============ + $this->cache->increment('iterator', 3); // 'iterator' is now 6 - .. php:method:: cache_info ( ) + .. method:: decrement($id[, $offset = 1]) - This function will return information on the entire cache. + :param string $id: Cache ID + :param int $offset: Step/value to reduce by + :returns: New value on success, FALSE on failure + :rtype: mixed - :returns: information on the entire cache - :rtype: Mixed - + Performs atomic decrementation of a raw stored value. + :: + + // 'iterator' has a value of 6 + + $this->cache->decrement('iterator'); // 'iterator' is now 5 + + $this->cache->decrement('iterator', 2); // 'iterator' is now 3 + + .. method:: clean() + + :returns: TRUE on success, FALSE on failure + :rtype: bool + + This method will 'clean' the entire cache. If the deletion of the + cache files fails, the method will return FALSE. + :: + + $this->cache->clean(); + + .. method:: cache_info() + + :returns: Information on the entire cache database + :rtype: mixed + + This method will return information on the entire cache. :: var_dump($this->cache->cache_info()); - + .. note:: The information returned and the structure of the data is dependent on which adapter is being used. - -get_metadata() -============== + .. method:: get_metadata($id) - .. php:method:: get_metadata ( $id ) - - This function will return detailed information on a specific item in the + :param string $id: Cache item name + :returns: Metadata for the cached item + :rtype: mixed + + This method will return detailed information on a specific item in the cache. - - :param string $id: name of cached item - :returns: metadadta for the cached item - :rtype: Mixed - :: var_dump($this->cache->get_metadata('my_cached_item')); @@ -184,7 +194,7 @@ Drivers Alternative PHP Cache (APC) Caching =================================== -All of the functions listed above can be accessed without passing a +All of the methods listed above can be accessed without passing a specific adapter to the driver loader as follows:: $this->load->driver('cache'); @@ -201,7 +211,7 @@ allows for pieces of view files to be cached. Use this with care, and make sure to benchmark your application, as a point can come where disk I/O will negate positive gains by caching. -All of the functions listed above can be accessed without passing a +All of the methods listed above can be accessed without passing a specific adapter to the driver loader as follows:: $this->load->driver('cache'); @@ -227,7 +237,7 @@ WinCache Caching Under Windows, you can also utilize the WinCache driver. -All of the functions listed above can be accessed without passing a +All of the methods listed above can be accessed without passing a specific adapter to the driver loader as follows:: $this->load->driver('cache'); |