# Class CacheMap

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.io.CacheMap

public class CacheMap extends Object
A cache map is essentially a hashtable that indexes entries based on age and is limited to a fixed size. Hence when an entry is placed into the cache map and the cache size needs to increase, the least referenced entry is removed. A cache hit is made both on fetching and putting, hence frequently fetched elements will never be removed from a sufficiently large cache. Cache can work purely in memory or swap data into storage based on user definitions. Notice that this class isn't threadsafe.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `CacheMap()`
  Default constructor
  `CacheMap(String prefix)`
  Creates a cache map with a prefix string

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `clearAllCache()`
  Clears the caches for this cache object
  `void`
  `clearMemoryCache()`
  Clears the memory cache
  `void`
  `clearStorageCache()`
  Clears the storage cache
  `void`
  `delete(Object key)`
  Deletes a cached entry
  `Object`
  `get(Object key)`
  Returns the object matching the given key
  `String`
  `getCachePrefix()`
  A prefix prepended to storage entries to differentiate them
  `int`
  `getCacheSize()`
  Indicates the size of the memory cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!
  `Vector`
  `getKeysInCache()`
  Returns the keys for all the objects currently in cache, this is useful to traverse all the objects and refresh them without actually deleting the cache and fetching them from scratch.
  `int`
  `getStorageCacheSize()`
  Indicates the size of the storage cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!
  `boolean`
  `isAlwaysStore()`
  When set to true indicates that all entries should be persisted to storage for a constantly persisting cache
  `void`
  `put(Object key, Object value)`
  Puts the given key/value pair in the cache
  `void`
  `setAlwaysStore(boolean alwaysStore)`
  When set to true indicates that all entries should be persisted to storage for a constantly persisting cache
  `void`
  `setCachePrefix(String cachePrefix)`
  A prefix prepended to storage entries to differentiate them
  `void`
  `setCacheSize(int cacheSize)`
  Indicates the size of the memory cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!
  `void`
  `setStorageCacheSize(int storageCacheSize)`
  Indicates the size of the storage cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

  `clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### CacheMap

    public CacheMap()
    Default constructor

  - ### CacheMap

    public CacheMap(String prefix)

    Creates a cache map with a prefix string

    ###### Parameters

    - `prefix`: string to prepend to the cache entries in storage

- ## Method Details

  - ### getCacheSize

    public int getCacheSize()

    Indicates the size of the memory cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!

    ###### Returns

    the cacheSize

  - ### setCacheSize

    public void setCacheSize(int cacheSize)

    Indicates the size of the memory cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!

    ###### Parameters

    - `cacheSize`: the cacheSize to set

  - ### put

    public void put(Object key, Object value)

    Puts the given key/value pair in the cache

    ###### Parameters

    - `key`: the key

    - `value`: the value

  - ### delete

    public void delete(Object key)

    Deletes a cached entry

    ###### Parameters

    - `key`: entry to remove from the cache

  - ### get

    public Object get(Object key)

    Returns the object matching the given key

    ###### Parameters

    - `key`: key object

    ###### Returns

    value from a previous put or null

  - ### clearAllCache

    public void clearAllCache()
    Clears the caches for this cache object

  - ### clearMemoryCache

    public void clearMemoryCache()
    Clears the memory cache

  - ### getKeysInCache

    public Vector getKeysInCache()

    Returns the keys for all the objects currently in cache, this is useful to traverse all the objects and refresh them without actually deleting the cache and fetching them from scratch.

    Important this vector is a copy of a current state, keys might not exist anymore or might change, others might be added in the interim.

    ###### Returns

    Returns:
      a vector containing a snapshot of the current elements within the cache.

  - ### clearStorageCache

    public void clearStorageCache()
    Clears the storage cache

  - ### getStorageCacheSize

    public int getStorageCacheSize()

    Indicates the size of the storage cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!

    ###### Returns

    the storageCacheSize

  - ### setStorageCacheSize

    public void setStorageCacheSize(int storageCacheSize)

    Indicates the size of the storage cache after which the cache won't grow further Size is indicated by number of elements stored and not by KB or similar benchmark!

    ###### Parameters

    - `storageCacheSize`: the storageCacheSize to set

  - ### getCachePrefix

    public String getCachePrefix()

    A prefix prepended to storage entries to differentiate them

    ###### Returns

    the cachePrefix

  - ### setCachePrefix

    public void setCachePrefix(String cachePrefix)

    A prefix prepended to storage entries to differentiate them

    ###### Parameters

    - `cachePrefix`: the cachePrefix to set

  - ### isAlwaysStore

    public boolean isAlwaysStore()

    When set to true indicates that all entries should be persisted to storage for a constantly persisting cache

    ###### Returns

    the alwaysStore

  - ### setAlwaysStore

    public void setAlwaysStore(boolean alwaysStore)

    When set to true indicates that all entries should be persisted to storage for a constantly persisting cache

    ###### Parameters

    - `alwaysStore`: the alwaysStore to set