> Hey cachers,

> I spent my Saturday re-writing the internals of acts_as_cached.  The
> first version, the one we're all using in production, uses $globals
> for config state, has some questionable tests, has a big-ass untested
> init.rb file, and is hard as hell to read.  I don't really even
> understand it anymore -- there is a lot of metaprogramming going on.

> The new version, the one I'm writing to you about, is much better.
> The API stays the same, but the insides are more efficient, better
> written, easier to understand, and easier to extend.  It should be a
> drop-in replacement aside from the fact that it requires (as far as I
> know) 1.2+.

> The new version is fully spec'd using test/spec and mocha, written
> using BDD.  Hopefully this means you all will be able to play around
> with the internals and submit cool functionality (along with nice,
> Englishy tests/specs).  Good examples are the Disabled and
> Benchmarking modules -- they leave the core of the plugin mostly alone
> while adding in new functionality, Rails-style.

> Okay, so I need your help.  When you've time, please try out the new
> version and let me know how it fares.  Run the tests, run your app,
> etc.  It works in my apps but I'm not you.

> You can get it here:
> svn://errtheblog.com/svn/plugins/cache_fu

> Yeah, that's a temporary name until it's ready.  I'm ripping off
> technoweenie here.

> You can run the tests with `rake test` from the plugin's directory.
> You can run tests against a localhost:11211 memcache daemon with `rake
> test_with_memcache` if you'd like.  I had to isolate the tests because
> some actions, like enabling Benchmarking, can't be reversed.  You
> understand.

> There are no comments, no README file, and no documentation yet.
> Sorry about that.  On the plus side, I'm in the process of building a
> mini-site (cached.errtheblog.com) which will basically be everything I
> know about memcache, all the ways I use acts_as_cached, and all the
> ways you can use it.  Extensive API docs + tips'n'tricks beyond my
> PDF.

> Oh, one last thing: skip_cache_gets can only be accessed from
> ActsAsCached now.  So, in your before filter:

> before_filter :skip_gets

> def skip_gets
> returning true do
>    ActsAsCached.skip_cache_gets = !!params[:skip_gets]
> end
> end

> Previously you could call this method from any Ruby object, but that
> makes no sense.  Think about it.

> Cool, thanks.  Let me know what happens.  If all goes well this will
> replace acts_as_cached within a few weeks.

> --
> Chris Wanstrath
> http://errtheblog.com