JakeWharton/DiskLruCache

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A Java implementation of a disk-based LRU cache that uses a bounded amount of filesystem space, with entries keyed by strings and values stored as byte streams or files. It specifically targets Android compatibility and provides atomic, journal-backed cache edits and reads.

Use cases

• cache HTTP responses to disk on Android
• store downloaded images with a size-bounded cache
• persist computed results to the filesystem with automatic eviction
• add a disk LRU cache to a Java or Android app
• evict old cache entries when storage limit is exceeded

When to choose

• you need a battle-tested disk LRU cache on Android or the JVM
• you want atomic commits and crash-tolerant cache behavior
• you need a small dependency with no transitive requirements

When to avoid

• you need an in-memory-only cache
• multiple processes must share the same cache directory
• you need keys outside the [a-z0-9_-] format or unbounded value sizes
• you need actively maintained software with recent releases

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

caching file-system mobile-development developer-tools jvm disk-cache lru-cache android

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