---
name: "Cache::SizeAwareFileCache"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcache-cache-perl"
version: "1.08-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Cache::SizeAwareFileCache"
---

# Cache::SizeAwareFileCache(3pm)

## NAME

Cache::SizeAwareFileCache -- extends Cache::FileCache

## DESCRIPTION

The SizeAwareFileCache class adds the ability to dynamically limit the size (in bytes) of a file system based cache.  This class also implements the SizeAwareCache interface, providing the 'max\_size' option and the 'limit\_size( `$size` )' method.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Cache::SizeAwareFileCache;
  my $cache =
    new Cache::SizeAwareFileCache( { 'namespace' => 'MyNamespace',
                                     'default_expires_in' => 600,
                                     'max_size' => 10000 } );
```

## METHODS

See Cache::Cache and Cache::SizeAwareCache for the API documentation.

## OPTIONS

See Cache::Cache and Cache::SizeAwareCache for the standard options.

## PROPERTIES

See Cache::Cache and Cache::SizeAwareCache for the default properties.

## SEE ALSO

Cache::Cache, Cache::SizeAwareCache, Cache::FileCache

## AUTHOR

Original author: DeWitt Clinton \<dewitt@unto.net\>

Also: Portions of this code are a rewrite of David Coppit's excellent extensions to the original File::Cache

Last author:     `$Author:` dclinton $

Copyright (C) 2001-2003 DeWitt Clinton