NAME

Tie::Cache::LRU - A Least-Recently Used cache

SYNOPSIS

tie %cache, 'Tie::Cache::LRU', 500;
tie %cache, 'Tie::Cache::LRU', '400k'; #UNIMPLEMENTED

# Use like a normal hash.

$cache_obj = tied %cache;
$current_size = $cache_obj->curr_size;

$max_size = $cache_obj->max_size;
$cache_obj->max_size($new_size);

DESCRIPTION

This is an implementation of a least-recently used (LRU) cache keeping the cache in RAM.

A LRU cache is similar to the kind of cache used by a web browser. New items are placed into the top of the cache. When the cache grows past its size limit, it throws away items off the bottom. The trick is that whenever an item is -accessed-, it is pulled back to the top. The end result of all this is that items which are frequently accessed tend to stay in the cache.

AUTHOR

Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com> for Arena Networks

WHAT IS THIS?

This is Tie::Cache::LRU, a perl module. Please see the README that comes with this distribution.

HOW DO I INSTALL IT?

To install this module, cd to the directory that contains this README file and type the following:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

To install this module into a specific directory, do: perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/name/of/the/directory ...the rest is the same...

Please also read the perlmodinstall man page, if available.

WHAT MODULES DO I NEED?

Carp::Assert
enum
Class::Virtual
Class::Data::Inheritable
Test::More