app/soc/cache/sidebar.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:36:30 +0000
changeset 1020 846fe3d821fb
parent 1017 6ad4fdb48840
child 1029 a312e7007811
permissions -rw-r--r--
Reduce caching time of sidebar to 3 minutes Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Module contains sidebar memcaching functions.
"""

__authors__ = [
    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
  ]


from google.appengine.api import memcache
from google.appengine.api import users

import soc.cache.base


def key(id):
  """Returns the memcache key for the user's sidebar
  """

  return 'sidebar_for_%s' % repr(id)


def get(id, user):
  """Retrieves the sidebar for the specified user from the memcache
  """

  memcache_key = key(id)
  return memcache.get(memcache_key)


def put(sidebar, id, user):
  """Sets the sidebar for the specified user in the memcache

  Args:
    sidebar: the sidebar to be cached
  """

  # Store sidebar for ten minutes since new programs might get added
  retention = 3*60

  memcache_key = key(id)
  memcache.add(memcache_key, sidebar, retention)


def flush(user=None):
  """Removes the sidebar for the current user from the memcache

  Args:
    user: defaults to the current user if not set
  """

  if not user:
    user = users.get_current_user()

  memcache_key = key(user)
  memcache.delete(memcache_key)


# define the cache function
cache = soc.cache.base.getCacher(get, put)