CodableCaching

public protocol CodableCaching

Protocol to support Codable protocol with Cache

  • the type of the key by which the caller can retrieve values from the cache

    Declaration

    Swift

    associatedtype KeyType
  • Aggregated value of the cost of the entries in the cache. The concrete behavior is implementation dependent but in general it is the cumulated value of the costs

    Declaration

    Swift

    var costOfEntries: Double { get }
  • The number of entries currently stored in the cache

    Declaration

    Swift

    var numberOfEntries: Int { get }
  • Generic function to get a type specific value from the datacache. The type has to conform to Codable protocol

    note: Check Apple documentation for further information about Codable protocol: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/archives_and_serialization/encoding_and_decoding_custom_types

    Declaration

    Swift

    func get<T>(_ type: T.Type, for key: KeyType) throws -> T? where T : Decodable, T : Encodable

    Parameters

    type

    the Codable type itself. For example: “Data.self”

    key

    a String which is the key of the value

    Return Value

    an instance of given type or nil

  • Generic function to insert a type specific value to the datacache. The type has to conform to Codable protocol

    note: Check Apple documentation for further information about Codable protocol: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/archives_and_serialization/encoding_and_decoding_custom_types

    Declaration

    Swift

    func put<T>(_ value: T, for key: KeyType, with cost: Double) throws where T : Decodable, T : Encodable

    Parameters

    value

    the instance which has to be stored

    key

    a String type, which will be the key in the store

  • Generic function to load a CacheEntry from cache for the provided key and decodes the data

    Declaration

    Swift

    func entry<T>(_ type: T.Type, for key: KeyType) throws -> CacheEntry<T>? where T : Decodable, T : Encodable

    Parameters

    type

    the requested type, which has to conform to Codable protocol

    key

    a String which identifies the entry in the cache

    Return Value

    a CacheEntry struct with decoded data

  • Function to remove a type specific value from the datacache

    note: Check Apple documentation for further information about Codable protocol: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/archives_and_serialization/encoding_and_decoding_custom_types

    Declaration

    Swift

    func remove(for key: KeyType)

    Parameters

    key

    the of the datavalue to remove

  • Remove all items from the cache

    Declaration

    Swift

    func removeAllValues()
  • Returns the keys which are currently in the datacache

    Declaration

    Swift

    func keys() throws -> AnySequence<KeyType>

    Return Value

    a Sequence of Strings containing the existing keys in the cache