GryfOSS Rapid Cache Client

A high-performance Redis-based caching library for PHP that provides advanced caching features including tagging, queues, sets, and sorted sets. The library implements the CacheServiceInterface standard for caching services and offers a fast Redis implementation through RapidCacheClient.

Features

• Basic Cache Operations: Get, set, delete, and clear cache entries
• TTL Support: Configurable time-to-live for cache entries
• Tagging System: Group cache entries by tags for bulk operations
• Queue Operations: FIFO queue support with enqueue/dequeue operations
• Set Operations: Redis set operations for unique collections
• Sorted Sets: Ordered collections with scoring
• Atomic Operations: Increment/decrement numeric values
• Prefix Support: Namespace your cache keys
• Auto-reconnection: Handles Redis connection drops gracefully

Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or higher
• Redis extension (ext-redis)
• Igbinary extension (ext-igbinary)
• Redis server (tested with Redis 6.0+)

Installation

Install the package via Composer:

composer require gryf-oss/rapid-cache-client

System Requirements

Make sure you have the required PHP extensions installed:

# On Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install php-redis php-igbinary

# On CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum install php-redis php-igbinary

# Or using PECL
pecl install redis igbinary

Basic Usage

Setting up the Client

<?php

use GryfOSS\Cache\RapidCacheClient;

// Basic setup
$cache = new RapidCacheClient('localhost', 6379);

// With prefix (recommended for shared Redis instances)
$cache = new RapidCacheClient('localhost', 6379, 'myapp:');

Basic Cache Operations

// Store a value
$cache->set('user:123', ['name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'john@example.com']);

// Retrieve a value
$user = $cache->get('user:123');

// Store with TTL (expires in 1 hour)
$cache->set('session:abc123', $sessionData, null, 3600);

// Delete a specific key
$cache->delete('user:123');

// Clear all cache
$cache->clear();

Working with Tags

Tags allow you to group related cache entries and perform bulk operations:

// Store items with tags
$cache->set('user:123', $userData, 'users');
$cache->set('user:456', $otherUserData, 'users');
$cache->set('post:789', $postData, 'posts');

// Get all items with a specific tag
foreach ($cache->getTagged('users') as $key => $value) {
    echo "Key: $key, Value: " . json_encode($value) . "\n";
}

// Tag an existing item
$cache->tag('user:123', 'premium-users');

// Remove tag from item
$cache->untag('user:123', 'premium-users');

// Clear all items with a specific tag
$cache->clearByTag('users');

Queue Operations

Use Redis lists as FIFO queues:

// Add items to queue
$cache->enqueue('email-queue', ['to' => 'user@example.com', 'subject' => 'Welcome']);
$cache->enqueue('email-queue', ['to' => 'admin@example.com', 'subject' => 'New user']);

// Process queue items
while ($email = $cache->pop('email-queue')) {
    // Process email
    echo "Sending email to: " . $email['to'] . "\n";
}

// Get queue length
$queueLength = $cache->getQueueLength('email-queue');

// Get all items without removing them
$allEmails = $cache->getQueue('email-queue');

Set Operations

Work with unique collections:

// Create a set
$cache->createSet('user-roles:123', ['admin', 'editor', 'viewer']);

// Add to set
$cache->addToSet('user-roles:123', 'moderator');

// Remove from set
$cache->removeFromSet('user-roles:123', 'viewer');

// Get all set members
$roles = $cache->getSet('user-roles:123');

// Get set size
$count = $cache->getCardinality('user-roles:123');

Sorted Sets

For ordered collections with scores:

// Add scored items (using Redis sorted sets)
$cache->set('score:user123', 100, 'leaderboard', null, 100);
$cache->set('score:user456', 200, 'leaderboard', null, 200);

// Get sorted items (highest first)
foreach ($cache->getSorted('leaderboard', 10, 0, true) as $key => $value) {
    echo "User: $key, Score: $value\n";
}

// Get cardinality of sorted set
$playerCount = $cache->getCardinality('leaderboard', true);

Atomic Operations

For counters and metrics:

// Initialize counter
$cache->set('page-views', 0);

// Increment
$cache->increase('page-views', 1);

// Decrement
$cache->decrease('page-views', 1);

// Get current value
$views = $cache->get('page-views');

Advanced Usage

Error Handling

use GryfOSS\Cache\RapidCacheClient;
use InvalidArgumentException;

try {
    $cache = new RapidCacheClient('localhost', 6379);

    // This will throw an exception
    $cache->set('key', null); // Cannot set null values

} catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
    echo "Cache error: " . $e->getMessage();
}

Working with Complex Data

// The client automatically serializes/deserializes complex data
$complexData = [
    'user' => new User(123, 'John Doe'),
    'metadata' => ['created' => new DateTime(), 'tags' => ['vip', 'customer']],
    'settings' => (object)['theme' => 'dark', 'notifications' => true]
];

$cache->set('complex:data', $complexData);
$retrieved = $cache->get('complex:data'); // Automatically unserialized

Batch Operations with Tags

// Tag multiple related items
$userIds = [123, 456, 789];
foreach ($userIds as $id) {
    $userData = getUserFromDatabase($id);
    $cache->set("user:$id", $userData, 'active-users', 3600);
}

// Later, invalidate all active users
$cache->clearByTag('active-users');

Configuration

Redis Connection

The client supports standard Redis connection parameters:

// Default values
$cache = new RapidCacheClient(
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 6379,        // Default Redis port
    prefix: null       // No prefix
);

TTL Limits

The client enforces TTL limits for safety:

• Minimum TTL: 1 second
• Maximum TTL: 30 days (2,592,000 seconds)

// Valid TTL
$cache->set('key', 'value', null, 3600); // 1 hour

// Invalid TTL (will throw InvalidArgumentException)
$cache->set('key', 'value', null, 0);        // Too low
$cache->set('key', 'value', null, 9999999);  // Too high

Testing

The library includes comprehensive tests. To run them:

# Install dependencies
composer install

# Run all tests
composer test

# Run unit tests only
composer test:unit

# Run functional tests only
composer test:functional

# Run tests without coverage
composer test:unit-no-coverage

Running with Docker

The project includes Docker support for testing:

# Start Redis container
composer redis:start

# Run tests
composer test:unit

# Stop Redis container
composer redis:stop

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

Getting Started

1. Fork the repository

2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/rapid-cache-client.git
   cd rapid-cache-client

3. Install dependencies:

   composer install

4. Create a feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

Development Guidelines

• PSR-12 Coding Standards: Follow PSR-12 coding standards
• Type Declarations: Use strict typing (declare(strict_types=1))
• Documentation: Add PHPDoc for all public methods
• Tests: Write tests for new features and bug fixes
• Backward Compatibility: Maintain backward compatibility in minor versions

Code Quality

The project uses several tools to maintain code quality:

# Fix code style
composer fix

# Run static analysis
./vendor/bin/phpstan analyze

# Run tests with coverage
composer test:unit

Submitting Changes

1. Ensure all tests pass:

   composer test

2. Fix code style:

   composer fix

3. Commit your changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add your descriptive commit message"

4. Push to your fork:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name

5. Create a Pull Request on GitHub

Pull Request Guidelines

• Clear Description: Provide a clear description of your changes
• Issue Reference: Reference any related issues
• Tests: Include tests for new functionality
• Documentation: Update documentation if needed
• Breaking Changes: Clearly mark any breaking changes

Reporting Issues

When reporting issues, please include:

• PHP version
• Redis version
• Library version
• Minimal code example reproducing the issue
• Full error message and stack trace

Architecture

Interface Design

The library follows a clean interface-based design:

• CacheServiceInterface: Defines the contract for cache implementations
• RapidCacheClient: Redis-based implementation of the interface

This design allows for:

• Easy testing with mock implementations
• Swapping cache backends without code changes
• Clear contracts for cache operations

Redis Strategy

The implementation uses Redis data structures efficiently:

• Strings: Basic key-value storage
• Hashes: Tag associations and metadata
• Lists: Queue operations
• Sets: Unique collections
• Sorted Sets: Ordered collections with scores

Performance Considerations

Best Practices

1. Use Prefixes: Always use prefixes in shared Redis instances
2. Set Appropriate TTLs: Prevent memory bloat with reasonable TTLs
3. Batch Operations: Use tags for bulk operations instead of individual deletes
4. Connection Pooling: Consider connection pooling for high-traffic applications

Benchmarks

The library includes benchmark tests in the benchmark/ directory. Run them to test performance in your environment:

cd benchmark
composer install
php bin/benchmark.php

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Changelog

See RELEASES for version history and changes.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: This README and inline code documentation