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# Caching
ABP framework extends ASP.NET Core's distributed caching system.
## IDistributedCache Interface
ASP.NET Core defines the `IDistributedCache` interface to get/set cache values. But it has some difficulties:
* It works with **byte arrays** rather than .NET objects. So, you need to **serialize/deserialize** the objects you need to cache.
* It provides a **single key pool** for all cache items, so;
* You need to care about the keys to distinguish **different type of objects**.
* You need to care about the cache items of **different tenants** (see [multi-tenancy](Multi-Tenancy.md)).
> `IDistributedCache` is defined in the `Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions` package. That means it is not only usable for ASP.NET Core applications, but also available to **any type of applications**.
> Default implementation of the `IDistributedCache` interface is the `MemoryDistributedCache` which works **in-memory**. See [ASP.NET Core's documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/caching/distributed) to see how to switch to **Redis** or another cache provider.
See [ASP.NET Core's distributed caching document](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/caching/distributed) for more information.
## IDistributedCache<TCacheItem> Interface
ABP framework defines the generic `IDistributedCache<TCacheItem>` interface in the [Volo.Abp.Caching](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Volo.Abp.Caching/) package. `TCacheItem` is the type of the object stored in the cache.
`IDistributedCache<TCacheItem>` solves the difficulties explained above;
* It internally **serializes/deserializes** the cached objects. Uses **JSON** serialization by default, but can be overridden by replacing the `IDistributedCacheSerializer` service in the [dependency injection](Dependency-Injection.md) system.
* It automatically adds a **cache name** prefix to the cache keys based on the object type stored in the cache. Default cache name is the full name of the cache item class (`CacheItem` postfix is removed if your cache item class ends with it). You can use the `CacheName` attribute on the cache item class to set the cache name.
* It automatically adds the **current tenant id** to the cache key to distinguish cache items for different tenants (only works if your application is [multi-tenant](Multi-Tenancy.md)). Define `IgnoreMultiTenancy` attribute on the cache item class to disable this if you want to share the cached objects among all tenants in a multi-tenant application.
* Allows to define a **global cache key prefix** per application, so different applications can use their isolated key pools in a shared distributed cache source.
### Usage
An example class to store an item in the cache:
````csharp
public class BookCacheItem
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public float Price { get; set; }
}
````
You can inject and use the `IDistributedCache<BookCacheItem>` service to get/set `BookCacheItem` objects.
Example usage:
````csharp
public class BookService : ITransientDependency
{
private readonly IDistributedCache<BookCacheItem> _cache;
public BookService(IDistributedCache<BookCacheItem> cache)
{
_cache = cache;
}
public async Task<BookCacheItem> GetAsync(Guid bookId)
{
return await _cache.GetOrAddAsync(
bookId.ToString(), //Cache key
async () => await GetBookFromDatabaseAsync(bookId),
() => new DistributedCacheEntryOptions
{
AbsoluteExpiration = DateTimeOffset.Now.AddHours(1)
}
);
}
private Task<BookCacheItem> GetBookFromDatabaseAsync(Guid bookId)
{
//TODO: get from database
}
}
````
* This sample service uses the `GetOrAddAsync()` method to get a book item from the cache.
* If the book was not found in the cache, it calls the factory method (`GetBookFromDatabaseAsync` in this case) to retrieve the book item from the original source.
* `GetOrAddAsync` optionally gets a `DistributedCacheEntryOptions` which can be used to set the lifetime of the cached item.
Other methods of the `IDistributedCache<BookCacheItem>` are same as ASP.NET Core's `IDistributedCache` interface, so you can refer [it's documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/caching/distributed).
### DistributedCacheOptions
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