artdevue/fcache

Driver file cache, separation key-folder, Laravel 4 integration

# File cache driver - Fcache

File cache driver distrubutes cache to folders depending to key-parameter. This is Laravel 4 integration of Fcache., _(*1)

Quick Start

You can install this Fcache class quickly and easily with Composer., _(*2)

Edit your composer.json and add next:, _(*3)

"artdevue/fcache": "dev-master"

Run Composer to install or update the new dependencies:, _(*4)

$ composer update

Laravel 4 Integration

The Fcache Cache class supports Laravel 4 integration. Best practice is to add the ServiceProvider of the Intervention Fcache in Laravel 4 installment., _(*5)

Open your Laravel config file config/app.php and add the following:, _(*6)

In the $providers section add service providers for this package., _(*7)

'Artdevue\Fcache\FcacheServiceProvider'

Open your Laravel global file start/global.php and add the following lines., _(*8)

Cache::extend('fcache', function($app)
{
    $store = new Artdevue\Fcache\Fcache;
    return new Illuminate\Cache\Repository($store);
});

Usage

Open your Laravel config file config/cache.php and change driver to fcache., _(*9)

'driver' => 'fcache',

Note! All commands are identical to the driver file cache, except forget, _(*10)

To create a directory cache it is enough to separate the slash key directory, the file will be the last word., _(*11)

For example, create the key folder/onesubfolder/onefile., _(*12)

```php Cache::put('folder/onesubfolder/onefile', 'value', $minutes);, <sub>(*13)</sub>

The system automatically will create subfolders - *folder* and *onesubfolder*, and the file *onefile.cache*
```php
folder
    onesubfolder
        onefile.cache
        twofile.cache
    twosubfolder
        onefile.cache
        twofile.cache
file.cache

With the file cache Fcache you can delete the entire cache, and the cache folder. To delete a file folder/onesubfolder/onefile.cache, <sub>(*14)</sub>

Cache::forget('folder/onesubfolder/onefile');

If you need to remove all the files in a directory folder/onesubfolder, then change the key to folder/onesubfolder., <sub>(*15)</sub>

Cache::forget('folder/onesubfolder');

You can group your cache folders, it gives you ability to delete the whole group cache files., <sub>(*16)</sub>

Using tags

Also file driver Fcache works with Tags. When you add a cache, you can use comma-separated parameter tags. Example: ```php Cache::tags('country,all')->put('key', 'value', $minutes);, <sub>(*17)</sub>

or
 ```php
$value = Cache::tags('users,all')->rememberForever('users', function()
{
    return DB::table('users')->get();
});

Now you can easily remove any cache tag. For example, to delete the cache tag with the users: ```php Cache::forgetTags('users');, <sub>(*18)</sub>

**Note!** If you want to delete the cache with different tags, assign comma-separated tags. 
For example:
 ```php
Cache::forgetTags('users,all');

Authors

Valentin Rasulov artdevue.com http://artdevue.com