smart-cache-sqlite

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An intelligent caching layer for SQLite with TTL, LRU, table-based invalidation, and modern strategies: cache-first, network-first, stale-while-revalidate.

• High performance - Works with better-sqlite3 (sync) and sqlite3 (async)
• 3 Strategies - Cache-First, Network-First, and Stale-While-Revalidate
• Automatic invalidation - Via PRAGMA data_version + optional table triggers
• Complete telemetry - Hit rate, performance, and memory usage statistics
• React Native - Ready adapter for Expo and other platforms
• Well tested - Full coverage + automated CI/CD

Interactive Demo

Test the cache working in real time! Execute queries, see live statistics, and try different strategies:

npm install
npm run demo
# -> http://localhost:3000 (local)
# -> https://ranilson-nascimento.github.io/smart-cache-sqlite/ (online)

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Installation

# For Node.js (recommended)
npm install smart-cache-sqlite better-sqlite3

# For projects using async sqlite3
npm install smart-cache-sqlite sqlite3

Basic Usage

import { SmartCache } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';
import Database from 'better-sqlite3';

// Create database connection
const db = new Database('my_database.db');

// Create smart cache
const cache = new SmartCache(db, {
  maxItems: 1000,           // Maximum items in cache
  ttlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000,     // 5 minutes TTL
  strategy: 'cache-first'   // Default strategy
});

// Use cache for queries - automatically detects database changes!
const users = cache.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE city = ?', ['Sao Paulo']);
console.log(users.rows); // Data from cache or database
console.log(users.fromCache); // true if served from cache

import { SmartCache } from 'smart-cache-sqlite'; import Database from 'better-sqlite3';

// Criar conexão com o banco const db = new Database('meu_banco.db');

// Criar cache inteligente const cache = new SmartCache(db, { maxItems: 1000, // Máximo de itens em cache ttlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutos de TTL strategy: 'cache-first' // Estratégia padrão });

// Usar o cache - automaticamente detecta mudanças no banco! const usuarios = cache.query('SELECT * FROM usuarios WHERE cidade = ?', ['São Paulo']); console.log(usuarios.rows); // Dados do cache ou banco console.log(usuarios.fromCache); // true se veio do cache

## Cache Strategies

### Cache-First (Default)
Ideal for data that doesn't change frequently. Always tries to serve from cache first.

```typescript
const cache = new SmartCache(db, { strategy: 'cache-first' });

Network-First

For critical data that needs to be always up-to-date. Always queries the database first.

const cache = new SmartCache(db, { strategy: 'network-first' });

Stale-While-Revalidate

Best user experience. Serves cached data immediately, but revalidates in background.

const cache = new SmartCache(db, { strategy: 'stale-while-revalidate' });

Automatic Invalidation

The cache automatically detects database changes using SQLite's PRAGMA data_version. For even more precise invalidation, use table triggers:

import { ChangeTracker } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';

const tracker = new ChangeTracker(db, () => cache.invalidateAll());

// Install triggers for specific tables
await tracker.installTableTriggers('users');
await tracker.installTableTriggers('orders');

Monitoring and Statistics

// Get detailed statistics
const stats = cache.stats();

console.log('Hit rate:', Math.round(stats.hitRate * 100) + '%');
console.log('Total queries:', stats.totalQueries);
console.log('Items in cache:', stats.totalItems);
console.log('Hits/Misses:', stats.cacheHits, '/', stats.cacheMisses);

React Native / Expo

Ready adapter for React Native:

import { SmartCache } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';
import { ReactNativeQuickAdapter } from 'smart-cache-sqlite/dist/adapters/ReactNativeQuickAdapter.js';

const adapter = new ReactNativeQuickAdapter('app.db');
const cache = new SmartCache(adapter, {
  maxItems: 500,
  ttlMs: 10 * 60 * 1000,  // 10 minutes
  strategy: 'cache-first'
});

Expo demo: examples/expo-smart-cache/

Benchmarks

Compare performance with and without cache:

npm run bench

Example result:

{
  "runs": 5000,
  "raw_ms": 1250,
  "cached_ms": 45,
  "speedup": "27.8x"
}

Advanced Examples

Complex Queries with JOIN

const orders = cache.query(`
  SELECT o.*, u.name as user_name
  FROM orders o
  JOIN users u ON o.user_id = u.id
  WHERE o.status = ?
  ORDER BY o.order_date DESC
  LIMIT ?
`, ['pending', 50]);

Manual Invalidation

// Clear entire cache
cache.invalidateAll();

// Clear specific queries (future)
// cache.invalidatePattern('SELECT * FROM users WHERE %');

Complete Configuration

const cache = new SmartCache(db, {
  // Cache
  maxItems: 1000,                    // Maximum items (LRU)
  ttlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000,             // Time to live (5 min)

  // Strategy
  strategy: 'cache-first',           // cache-first | network-first | stale-while-revalidate

  // Invalidation
  enableTriggers: false,             // Use table triggers for fine invalidation
  trackedTables: ['users'],          // Tables to monitor

  // Debug
  verbose: false                     // Detailed logging
});

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Check the advanced examples and tests for more details.

# Development
npm install
npm run dev

# Tests
npm test

# Build
npm run build

License

MIT - Made with care by Ranilson Nascimento

PT-BR

Interactive Demo

Installation

npm install smart-cache-sqlite better-sqlite3

Basic Usage

import { SmartCache } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';
import Database from 'better-sqlite3';

const db = new Database('meu_banco.db');
const cache = new SmartCache(db, {
  maxItems: 1000,
  ttlMs: 5 * 60 * 1000,
  strategy: 'cache-first'
});

const usuarios = cache.query('SELECT * FROM usuarios WHERE cidade = ?', ['São Paulo']);

Strategies

• Cache-First: For static data
• Network-First: For critical data
• Stale-While-Revalidate: Best user experience

Automatic Invalidation

The cache automatically detects database changes using SQLite's PRAGMA data_version. For even more precise invalidation, use table triggers:

import { ChangeTracker } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';

const tracker = new ChangeTracker(db, () => cache.invalidateAll());

// Install triggers for specific tables
await tracker.installTableTriggers('usuarios');
await tracker.installTableTriggers('pedidos');

Monitoring and Statistics

// Get detailed statistics
const stats = cache.stats();

console.log('Hit rate:', Math.round(stats.hitRate * 100) + '%');
console.log('Total queries:', stats.totalQueries);
console.log('Items in cache:', stats.totalItems);

React Native / Expo

Ready adapter for React Native:

import { SmartCache } from 'smart-cache-sqlite';
import { ReactNativeQuickAdapter } from 'smart-cache-sqlite/dist/adapters/ReactNativeQuickAdapter.js';

const adapter = new ReactNativeQuickAdapter('app.db');
const cache = new SmartCache(adapter, {
  maxItems: 500,
  ttlMs: 10 * 60 * 1000,  // 10 minutes
  strategy: 'cache-first'
});

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