Cache API Reference

This page is the compact API reference for jetcache-go.

Cache Interface

cache.New(...) returns a Cache with these methods:

Method	Purpose
Set(ctx, key, opts...)	Write cache value.
Once(ctx, key, opts...)	Cache-aside read with singleflight.
Get(ctx, key, val)	Read and unmarshal value.
GetSkippingLocal(ctx, key, val)	Read from remote path only.
Delete(ctx, key)	Delete local + remote cache.
DeleteFromLocalCache(key)	Delete local cache only.
Exists(ctx, key)	Check key existence by read path.
TaskSize()	Auto-refresh task count in current process.
CacheType()	local, remote, or both.
Close()	Stop refresh/event loops and release resources. Call once per cache instance lifecycle.

ItemOption

Option	Type	Notes
Value(v)	any	Set value for Set; output target for Once.
Do(fn)	func(context.Context) (any, error)	Load callback on miss. Has higher priority than Value.
TTL(d)	time.Duration	Remote TTL. 0 uses default. <0 means do not write remote.
SetNX(true)	bool	Remote only. Set if key does not exist.
SetXX(true)	bool	Remote only. Set if key exists.
SkipLocal(true)	bool	Skip local cache on read path.
Refresh(true)	bool	Enable refresh task for this key (WithRefreshDuration required, and should be paired with Do(...)).

Core Example

package main

import (
	"context"
	"time"

	cache "github.com/mgtv-tech/jetcache-go"
	"github.com/mgtv-tech/jetcache-go/local"
	"github.com/mgtv-tech/jetcache-go/remote"
	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
)

func main() {
	rdb := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{Addr: "127.0.0.1:6379"})
	c := cache.New(
		cache.WithName("api-demo"),
		cache.WithLocal(local.NewTinyLFU(100_000, time.Minute)),
		cache.WithRemote(remote.NewGoRedisV9Adapter(rdb)),
	)
	defer c.Close()

	// Set
	_ = c.Set(context.Background(), "user:1001", cache.Value("alice"), cache.TTL(30*time.Minute))

	// Once
	var user string
	_ = c.Once(context.Background(), "user:1002",
		cache.Value(&user),
		cache.Do(func(context.Context) (any, error) {
			return "bob", nil
		}),
	)

	// Delete
	_ = c.Delete(context.Background(), "user:1001")
}

Once Execution Model

flowchart TD
    A[Once key] --> B[Read local]
    B -->|miss| C[Read remote]
    C -->|miss| D[singleflight Do fn]
    D --> E[Write cache]
    E --> F[Return value]
    B -->|hit| F
    C -->|hit| F

Generic API

Use NewT[K, V] with a cache.Cache instance for typed access:

Method	Purpose
Set(ctx, key, id, v)	Typed set.
Get(ctx, key, id, fn)	Typed once-get with loader.
Delete(ctx, key, id)	Typed delete.
Exists(ctx, key, id)	Typed existence check.
MGet(ctx, key, ids, fn)	Typed batch read (best-effort).
MGetWithErr(ctx, key, ids, fn)	Typed batch read with explicit errors.

MGet load callback (fn) and remote pipeline optimization are available since v1.1.0+.

Typed MGet flow:

flowchart LR
    A[IDs] --> B[Local scan]
    B --> C[Remote pipeline MGet]
    C --> D[Miss set]
    D --> E[singleflight load fn]
    E --> F[Write back]
    F --> G[Merge result]

MGet Semantics

• MGet(...) is best-effort by default and prioritizes returning available data.
• Missed IDs are loaded through fn (when provided), then written back to cache.
• For IDs absent in fn results, jetcache writes short-lived not-found placeholders to avoid repeated penetration.
• Use MGetWithErr(...) when upstream must inspect partial failures explicitly.

Error Semantics

• Once(...) hides raw cache miss and runs Do(...).
• If WithErrNotFound(err) is set and Do(...) returns that error, jetcache writes placeholder and returns the same error on subsequent reads.
• MGet(...) is best-effort by default and may cache placeholders for missing IDs. Use MGetWithErr(...) when upstream needs full error visibility.