---
name: "Rose::DB::Cache::Entry"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "librose-db-perl"
version: "0.786-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rose::DB::Cache::Entry"
---

# Rose::DB::Cache::Entry(3pm)

A cache entry for use with Rose::DB::Cache objects.

## NAME

Rose::DB::Cache::Entry - A cache entry for use with Rose::DB::Cache objects.

## SYNOPSIS

```
  package My::DB::Cache::Entry;
  use base 'Rose::DB::Cache::Entry';
  ...
  package My::DB::Cache;
  use base 'Rose::DB::Cache';
  use My::DB::Cache::Entry;
  __PACKAGE__->entry_class('My::DB::Cache::Entry');
  ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

Rose::DB::Cache::Entry provides both an API and a default implementation of a cache entry for use with Rose::DB::Cache objects.  A Rose::DB::Cache-derived class uses Rose::DB::Cache::Entry-derived objects to store cache entries.

The default implementation includes attributes for storing the cache key, the cached Rose::DB-derived object itself, and some boolean flags.  Subclasses can add new attributes as desired.

## CONSTRUCTORS

- **new PARAMS**

  Constructs a new Rose::DB::Cache::Entry object based on PARAMS, where PARAMS are name/value pairs.  Any object method is a valid parameter name.

## OBJECT METHODS

- **created\_during\_apache\_startup \[BOOL\]**

  Get or set a boolean value indicating whether or not the db object this cache entry contains was created while the apache server was starting up.

- **db \[DB\]**

  Get or set the Rose::DB-derived object stored in this cache entry.

- **key \[KEY\]**

  Get or set the cache key for this entry.

- **prepared \[BOOL\]**

  Get or set a boolean value indicating whether or not a cache entry is "prepared."  The interpretation of this flag is up to the Rose::DB::Cache-derived class that uses this entry class.

- **is\_prepared**

  Returns true if prepared is true, false otherwise.

## AUTHOR

John C. Siracusa (siracusa@gmail.com)

## LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2010 by John C. Siracusa.  All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.