app/soc/cache/sidebar.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:42:44 +0000
changeset 2246 c29272f640b0
parent 1600 0aa3de1b2acc
child 2365 a66e1dd8ced7
permissions -rw-r--r--
Tweak the 'load balancing' algorithm In order to reduce contention we randomly skipped jobs, but this caused many jobs to end up stopping early. Now instead we keep on going until we time out (also increased the chance of doing work). 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

import soc.cache.base
import soc.cache.rights
import soc.logic.accounts


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

  return 'sidebar_for_%s' % repr(id)


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

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


def put(sidebar, memcache_key, *args, **kwargs):
  """Sets the sidebar for the specified user in the memcache.

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

  # Store sidebar for just three minutes to force a refresh every so often
  retention = 3*60

  memcache.add(memcache_key, sidebar, retention)


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

  Also calls soc.cache.rights.flush for the specified user.

  Args:
    id: defaults to the current account if not set
  """

  if not id:
    id = soc.logic.accounts.getCurrentAccount()

  memcache_key = key(id)
  memcache.delete(memcache_key)
  soc.cache.rights.flush(id)


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