GoCacheProg

GoCache is an example of caching system for GOCACHEPROG Go 1.24 environmental variable, implemented in Go that provides a disk-based caching solution.

Sources

• https://tip.golang.org/src/cmd/go/internal/cache/
• https://tip.golang.org/src/cmd/go/internal/cache/cache.go
• https://tip.golang.org/src/cmd/go/internal/cache/prog.go

Features

• Disk-based persistent caching
• Client-server architecture with handshake protocol
• Configurable cache directory location
• Buffered I/O for efficient data handling
• Simple and clean API

Requirements

• Go 1.24 or higher

Installation

Clone a repository

git clone [email protected]:kaskabayev/gocacheprog.git

Build a binary

go build -o gocache .

Usage

Setting the GOCACHEPROG environmental variable

export GOCACHEPROG="./gocache --cache-dir PATH/TO/TEMP_FOLDER"

If no cache directory is specified, it defaults to USER_CACHE_DIR/.gocacheprog, e.g. for MacOS it is ~/Library/Caches/...

Project Structure

The project is organized into several packages:

• main.go: Entry point of the application, handles initialization and configuration
• server/: Contains the server implementation for handling client requests
• storage/: Implements the disk-based caching mechanism
• protocol/: Defines the communication protocol between client and server

Testing

Run the simple math tests using, to see the cache generation:

go test ./tests/...