# Yahoo! UI Library

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## Class Cache - extends Plugin.Base

Known Subclasses:
  DataSourceCache

Base class for the YUI Cache utility.

### Constructor

Cache `( )`

### Properties

#### _entries - `private Object[]`

Array of request/response objects indexed chronologically.

#### NAME - `static final String`

Class name.

#### NS - `static final String`

The namespace for the plugin. This will be the property on the host which references the plugin instance.

#### Properties inherited from Attribute:

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#### Properties inherited from Base:

`name`

#### Properties inherited from Plugin.Base:

`_handles`

### Methods

#### _defAddFn

`protected void _defAddFn ( e )`
Adds entry to cache.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade with the following properties:
  entry (Object)
    The cached entry.

Returns: `void`

#### _defFlushFn

`protected void _defFlushFn ( e )`
Flushes cache.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade object.

Returns: `void`

#### _isMatch

`protected Boolean _isMatch ( request , entry )`
Default overridable method compares current request with given cache entry. Returns true if current request matches the cached request, otherwise false. Implementers should override this method to customize the cache-matching algorithm.

Parameters:
  `request <Object>` Request object.
  `entry <Object>` Cached entry.

Returns: `Boolean`
  True if current request matches given cached request, false otherwise.

#### add

`void add ( request , response , payload )`
Adds a new entry to the cache of the format {request:request, response:response, payload:payload}. If cache is full, evicts the stalest entry before adding the new one.

Parameters:
  `request <Object>` Request value.
  `response <Object>` Response value.
  `payload <Object>` (optional) Arbitrary data payload.

Returns: `void`

#### destructor

`private void destructor ( )`
Internal destroy() handler.

Returns: `void`

#### flush

`void flush ( )`
Flushes cache.

Returns: `void`

#### initializer

`private void initializer ( config )`
Internal init() handler.

Parameters:
  `config <Object>` Config object.

Returns: `void`

#### retrieve

`Object retrieve ( request )`
Retrieves cached entry for given request, if available, and refreshes entry in the cache. Returns null if there is no cache match.

Parameters:
  `request <Object>` Request object.

Returns: `Object`
  Cached entry object with the properties request, response, and payload, or null.

#### Methods inherited from EventTarget:

`_getType, _parseType, addTarget, after, before, bubble, detach, detachAll, fire, getEvent, on, publish, removeTarget, subscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribeAll`

#### Methods inherited from Attribute:

`_addAttrs, _addLazyAttr, _defAttrChangeFn, _fireAttrChange, _getAttrInitVal, _isLazyAttr, _set, _setAttr, _setAttrVal, _splitAttrVals, addAttr, addAttrs, attrAdded, get, getAttrs, modifyAttr, removeAttr, reset, set, setAttrs`

#### Methods inherited from Plugin.Host:

`_destroyPlugins, _initPlugins, _plug, _unplug, hasPlugin, plug, unplug`

#### Methods inherited from Base:

`_aggregateAttrs, _defDestroyFn, _defInitFn, _destroyHierarchy, _filterAttrCfs, _getAttrCfgs, _getClasses, _initHierarchy, _initHierarchyData, destroy, init, toString`

#### Methods inherited from Plugin.Base:

`destructor, doAfter, doBefore, initializer`

### Events

#### add

`add ( e )`
Fired when an entry is added.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade with the following properties:
  entry (Object)
    The cached entry.

Preventable: This event is preventable by method e.preventDefault(). The default function executed by this event is _defAddFn.

#### entriesChange

`entriesChange ( event )`
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'entries' is changed. You can listen for the event using the on method if you wish to be notified before the attribute's value has changed, or using the after method if you wish to be notified after the attribute's value has changed.

Parameters:
  `event <Event.Facade>` An Event Facade object with the following attribute specific properties added:
  prevVal
    The value of the attribute, prior to it being set
  newVal
    The value the attribute is to be set to
  attrName
    The name of the attribute being set
  subAttrName
    If setting a property within the attribute's value, the name of the sub-attribute property being set

#### flush

`flush ( e )`
Fired when the cache is flushed.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade object.

Preventable: This event is preventable by method e.preventDefault(). The default function executed by this event is _defFlushFn.

#### maxChange

`maxChange ( event )`
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'max' is changed. You can listen for the event using the on method if you wish to be notified before the attribute's value has changed, or using the after method if you wish to be notified after the attribute's value has changed.

Parameters:
  `event <Event.Facade>` An Event Facade object with the following attribute specific properties added:
  prevVal
    The value of the attribute, prior to it being set
  newVal
    The value the attribute is to be set to
  attrName
    The name of the attribute being set
  subAttrName
    If setting a property within the attribute's value, the name of the sub-attribute property being set

#### request

`request ( e )`
Fired when an entry is requested from the cache.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade with the following properties:
  request (Object)
    The request object.

#### retrieve

`retrieve ( e )`
Fired when an entry is retrieved from the cache.

Parameters:
  `e <Event.Facade>` Event Facade with the following properties:
  entry (Object)
    The retrieved entry.

#### sizeChange

`sizeChange ( event )`
Fires when the value for the configuration attribute 'size' is changed. You can listen for the event using the on method if you wish to be notified before the attribute's value has changed, or using the after method if you wish to be notified after the attribute's value has changed.

Parameters:
  `event <Event.Facade>` An Event Facade object with the following attribute specific properties added:
  prevVal
    The value of the attribute, prior to it being set
  newVal
    The value the attribute is to be set to
  attrName
    The name of the attribute being set
  subAttrName
    If setting a property within the attribute's value, the name of the sub-attribute property being set

#### Events inherited from Base:

`destroy, destroyedChange, init, initializedChange,`

#### Events inherited from Plugin.Base:

`hostChange,`

### Configuration Attributes

#### entries `- Array`

Cached entries.

#### max `- Number`

Maximum number of entries the Cache can hold. Set to 0 to turn off caching.
Default Value: 0

#### size `- Number`

Number of entries currently cached.

#### Configuration attributes inherited from Base:

`destroyed, initialized,`

#### Configuration attributes inherited from Plugin.Base:

`host,`

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