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Smart Cache Package for Laravel

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The SmartCache package for Laravel by Ismael Azaran is a caching optimization package designed to enhance how your application handles data caching. It can intelligently manage large datasets by applying optimization techniques like compression, chunking, and more:

use SmartCache\Facades\SmartCache;
 
// Store large data with automatic optimization
SmartCache::put('user_data', $largeUserArray, now()->addMinutes(10));
 
// Retrieve data seamlessly
$userData = SmartCache::get('user_data');

SmartCache has driver-aware (i.e., Redis, file, database) optimization strategies to avoid incompatible features based on the driver used. Here's an example from the package's readme of what goes on behind the scenes:

$complexObject = [
'users' => $userCollection,
'metadata' => $metadataArray,
'statistics' => $statsData
];
 
// SmartCache automatically optimizes storage
SmartCache::put('api_response', $complexObject, 600);
 
// Behind the scenes:
// - Checks data size automatically
// - Compresses or chunks as needed
// - Stores optimization metadata for retrieval
// - Ensures fast reconstruction
 
// Retrieve optimized data
$retrievedData = SmartCache::get('api_response');

Main Features

  • Auto-detects large cache payloads - Automatically identifies when optimization is needed
  • Compresses data before caching - Reduces storage requirements with gzip compression
  • Chunks large arrays or objects into manageable parts for better performance
  • Intelligent serialization - Advanced data serialization techniques
  • Seamless retrieval and reconstruction - Transparent data recovery
  • Extensible strategy pattern for custom optimizations
  • Optional fallback for incompatible drivers
  • Laravel-style helper function support
  • Redis and file cache driver optimization
  • Performance monitoring and cache statistics

💻 You can get started with this package on GitHub: iazaran/smart-cache.

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