fragment-cache

> A cache for managing namespaced sub-caches

# Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save fragment-cache

# Usage

var Fragment = require('fragment-cache');
var fragment = new Fragment();

# API

## <a href="index.js#L24">FragmentCache</a>

Create a new `FragmentCache` with an optional object to use for `caches`.

Example

var fragment = new FragmentCache();

Params

- `cacheName` **{String}**
- `returns` **{Object}**: Returns the map-cache instance.

## <a href="index.js#L49">.cache</a>

Get cache `name` from the `fragment.caches` object. Creates a new `MapCache` if it doesn't already exist.

Example

var cache = fragment.cache('files');
console.log(fragment.caches.hasOwnProperty('files'));
//=> true

Params

- `cacheName` **{String}**
- `returns` **{Object}**: Returns the map-cache instance.

## <a href="index.js#L67">.set</a>

Set a value for property `key` on cache `name`

Example

fragment.set('files', 'somefile.js', new File({path: 'somefile.js'}));

Params

- `name` **{String}**
- `key` **{String}**: Property name to set
- `val` **{any}**: The value of `key`
- `returns` **{Object}**: The cache instance for chaining

## <a href="index.js#L93">.has</a>

Returns true if a non-undefined value is set for `key` on fragment cache `name`.

Example

var cache = fragment.cache('files');
cache.set('somefile.js');
console.log(cache.has('somefile.js'));
//=> true
console.log(cache.has('some-other-file.js'));
//=> false

Params

- `name` **{String}**: Cache name
- `key` **{String}**: Optionally specify a property to check for on cache `name`
- `returns` **{Boolean}**

## <a href="index.js#L115">.get</a>

Get `name`, or if specified, the value of `key`. Invokes the cache method, so that cache `name` will be created it doesn't already exist. If `key` is not passed, the entire cache (`name`) is returned.

Example

var Vinyl = require('vinyl');
var cache = fragment.cache('files');
cache.set('somefile.js', new Vinyl({path: 'somefile.js'}));
console.log(cache.get('somefile.js'));
//=> <File "somefile.js">

Params

- `name` **{String}**
- `returns` **{Object}**: Returns cache `name`, or the value of `key` if specified

# About

## Related projects

- base: base is the foundation for creating modular, unit testable and highly pluggable node.js applications, starting… more | homepage
- map-cache: Basic cache object for storing key-value pairs. | homepage

## Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

## Building docs

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## Running tests

Install dev dependencies:

$ npm install -d && npm test

## Author

Jon Schlinkert

- github/jonschlinkert
- twitter/jonschlinkert

## License

Copyright © 2016, Jon Schlinkert. Released under the MIT license.

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