NAME

Cache::SharedMemoryCache -- extends the MemoryCache.

DESCRIPTION

The SharedMemoryCache extends the MemoryCache class and binds the data store to shared memory so that separate process can use the same cache.

SYNOPSIS

  use Cache::SharedMemoryCache;

  my %cache_options_= ( 'namespace' => 'MyNamespace',
			'default_expires_in' => 600 );

  my $shared_memory_cache = 
    new Cache::SharedMemoryCache( \%cache_options ) or
      croak( "Couldn't instantiate SharedMemoryCache" );

METHODS

Clear( )

See Cache::Cache

Purge( )

See Cache::Cache

Size( )

See Cache::Cache

new( $options_hash_ref )

Constructs a new SharedMemoryCache.

$options_hash_ref

A reference to a hash containing configuration options for the cache. See the section OPTIONS below.

clear( )

See Cache::Cache

get( $identifier )

See Cache::Cache

get_object( $identifier )

See Cache::Cache

purge( )

See Cache::Cache

remove( $identifier )

See Cache::Cache

set( $identifier, $data, $expires_in )

See Cache::Cache

size( )

See Cache::Cache

OPTIONS

See Cache::Cache for standard options.

PROPERTIES

See Cache::Cache for default properties.

SEE ALSO

Cache::Cache, Cache::MemoryCache

AUTHOR

Original author: DeWitt Clinton <dewitt@unto.net>

Last author: $Author: dclinton $

Copyright (C) 2001 DeWitt Clinton