sys.cache
sys.cache
This package contains methods to handle app cache across all app instances. Cache is useful when fast performance is needed when reading app information. This should be carefully used since app heap memory can be affected when a lot of information is stored in cache.
put(mapName, key, value)
Puts a key-value pair into a specified cache map. Returns the previous value associated with the key, or null.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapName | string | yes | Name of the cache map |
| key | string | yes | The key |
| value | _ | yes | The value to be cached |
Returns
any - The previous value associated with the key, or null if there wasn’t any
get(mapName, key)
Gets a value from the specified cache map. Returns null if the key is not found.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapName | string | yes | Name of the cache map |
| key | string | yes | The key |
Returns
any - The value associated with the key, or null if the key is not found
remove(mapName, key)
Removes a key-value pair from the specified cache map. Returns the removed value, if any.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapName | string | yes | Name of the cache map |
| key | string | yes | The key |
Returns
any - The removed value, or null if there was no value associated with the key
clear(mapName)
Clears all entries from the specified cache map.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapName | string | no | Name of the cache map.If not provided all maps are cleared |
Returns
void
maps()
Returns a list of the existing cache maps names.
Returns
string[] - The map names
mapKeys(mapName)
Returns a list of keys of a specified map.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mapName | string | no | Name of the cache map. If not provided an empty list is returned |
Returns
string[] - The map keys