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JCache

Description

JCache is an abstract class which defines Joomla's basic caching functionality. The class needs to be extended by a concrete cache handler. The Joomla Framework currently provides the handlers JCacheView, JCachePage, JCacheCallback and JCacheOutput

Methods

Visibility	Method name	Description
public	__construct	Constructor.
public	_getStorage	Get the cache storage handler.
public	clean	Clean cache for a group given a mode.
public	gc	Garbage collect expired cache data.
public	get	Get cached data by id and group.
public	getAll	Get a list of all cached data.
public	getCaching	Get caching state.
public	lock	Set lock flag on cached item.
public	remove	Remove a cached data entry by id and group.
public	setCaching	Set caching enabled state.
public	setLifeTime	Set cache lifetime.
public	store	Store the cached data by id and group.
public	unlock	Unset lock flag on cached item.
public static	addIncludePath	Add a directory where should search for handlers.
public static	getInstance	Returns a reference to a cache adapter object, always creating it.
public static	getStores	Get the storage handlers.
public static	getWorkarounds	Perform workarounds on retrieved cached data.
public static	makeId	Create safe id for cached data from url parameters set by plugins and framework.
public static	setWorkarounds	Create workarounded data to be cached.

• Defined in libraries/joomla/cache/cache.php
• Extends JObject

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.cache.cache' );

See also

• JCache source code on BitBucket
• Subpackage Cache
• Other versions of JCache