---
name: "Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcache-simple-timedexpiry-perl"
version: "0.27-3.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry"
---

# Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry(3pm)

simple, time-expiring cache

## NAME

Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry - simple, time-expiring cache

### EXAMPLE

```
 package main;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 $,=' '; $|++;
 use Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry;
 my $h =  Cache::Simple::TimedExpiry->new;
 $h->set( DieQuick => "No duration!", 0);
 print $h->elements;
 do { $h->set($_,"Value of $_", 1); sleep 2;}
    for qw(Have a nice day you little monkey);
 print $h->elements; $h->dump; sleep 4; print $h->elements; $h->dump;
 print time;
```

### new

Set up a new cache object

### expire\_after SECONDS

Set the cache's expiry policy to expire entries after SECONDS seconds. Setting this changes the expiry policy for pre-existing cache entries and for new ones.

### has\_key KEY

Return true if the cache has an entry with the key KEY

### fetch KEY

Return the cache entry with key KEY. Returns undef if there is no such entry

(Can also be called as get)

### store KEY VALUE

Store VALUE in the cache with accessor KEY.  Expire it from the cache  at or after EXPIRYTIME.

(Can also be called as set)

## AUTHOR

Jesse Vincent \<jesse@bestpractical.com\> Some of the heavy lifting was designed by Robert Spier \<rspier@pobox.com\>

Copyright 2004 Jesse Vincent \<jesse@bestpractical.com\>