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/lib/db/ -> caches.php (source)
<?php
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/**
 * Core cache definitions.
 *
 * This file is part of Moodle's cache API, affectionately called MUC.
 * It contains the components that are requried in order to use caching.
 *
 * @package    core
 * @category   cache
 * @copyright  2012 Sam Hemelryk
 * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
 */

$definitions = array(

    // Used to store processed lang files.
    // The keys used are the revision, lang and component of the string file.
    // The static acceleration size has been based upon student access of the site.
    'string' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'staticaccelerationsize' => 30,
        'canuselocalstore' => true,
    ),

    // Used to store cache of all available translations.
    'langmenu' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'canuselocalstore' => true,
    ),

    // Used to store database meta information.
    // The database meta information includes information about tables and there columns.
    // Its keys are the table names.
    // When creating an instance of this definition you must provide the database family that is being used.
    'databasemeta' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'requireidentifiers' => array(
            'dbfamily'
        ),
        'simpledata' => true, // This is a read only class, so leaving references in place is safe.
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'staticaccelerationsize' => 15
    ),

    // Event invalidation cache.
    // This cache is used to manage event invalidation, its keys are the event names.
    // Whenever something is invalidated it is both purged immediately and an event record created with the timestamp.
    // When a new cache is initialised all timestamps are looked at and if past data is once more invalidated.
    // Data guarantee is required in order to ensure invalidation always occurs.
    // Persistence has been turned on as normally events are used for frequently used caches and this event invalidation
    // cache will likely be used either lots or never.
    'eventinvalidation' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'requiredataguarantee' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
    ),

    // Cache for question definitions. This is used by the question_bank class.
    // Users probably do not need to know about this cache. They will just call
    // question_bank::load_question.
    'questiondata' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true, // The id of the question is used.
        'requiredataguarantee' => false,
        'datasource' => 'question_finder',
        'datasourcefile' => 'question/engine/bank.php',
    ),

    // HTML Purifier cache
    // This caches the html purifier cleaned text. This is done because the text is usually cleaned once for every user
    // and context combo. Text caching handles caching for the combination, this cache is responsible for caching the
    // cleaned text which is shareable.
    'htmlpurifier' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'canuselocalstore' => true,
    ),

    // Used to store data from the config + config_plugins table in the database.
    // The key used is the component:
    //   - core for all core config settings
    //   - plugin component for all plugin settings.
    // Persistence is used because normally several settings within a script.
    'config' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'simpledata' => true
    ),

    // Groupings belonging to a course.
    // A simple cache designed to replace $GROUPLIB_CACHE->groupings.
    // Items are organised by course id and are essentially course records.
    'groupdata' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true, // The course id the groupings exist for.
        'simpledata' => true, // Array of stdClass objects containing only strings.
        'staticacceleration' => true, // Likely there will be a couple of calls to this.
        'staticaccelerationsize' => 2, // The original cache used 1, we've increased that to two.
    ),

    // Used to cache calendar subscriptions.
    'calendar_subscriptions' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
    ),

    // Cache the course categories where the user has any enrolment and all categories that this user can manage.
    'calendar_categories' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'invalidationevents' => array(
            'changesincoursecat',
            'changesincategoryenrolment',
        ),
        'ttl' => 900,
    ),

    // Cache the capabilities list DB table. See get_all_capabilities in accesslib.
    'capabilities' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'staticaccelerationsize' => 1,
        'ttl' => 3600, // Just in case.
    ),

    // YUI Module cache.
    // This stores the YUI module metadata for Shifted YUI modules in Moodle.
    'yuimodules' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
    ),

    // Cache for the list of event observers.
    'observers' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'staticaccelerationsize' => 2,
    ),

    // Cache used by the {@link core_plugin_manager} class.
    // NOTE: this must be a shared cache.
    'plugin_manager' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'simpledata' => true,
    ),

    // Used to store the full tree of course categories.
    'coursecattree' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
        'staticacceleration' => true,
        'invalidationevents' => array(
            'changesincoursecat',
        )
    ),
    // Used to store data for course categories visible to current user. Helps to browse list of categories.
    'coursecat' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION,
        'invalidationevents' => array(
            'changesincoursecat',
            'changesincourse',
        ),
        'ttl' => 600,
    ),
    // Used to store data for course categories visible to current user. Helps to browse list of categories.
    'coursecatrecords' => array(
        'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST,
        'simplekeys' => true,
        'invalidationevents' => array(
            'changesincoursecat',
        ),
    ),
> // Used to store state of sections in course (collapsed or not). // Cache course contacts for the courses. > 'coursesectionspreferences' => [ 'coursecontacts' => array( > 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, > 'simplekeys' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, > 'simpledata' => false, 'simplekeys' => true, > 'staticacceleration' => true, 'ttl' => 3600, > ],
),
> // Course reactive state cache. // Used to store data for repositories to avoid repetitive DB queries within one request. > 'courseeditorstate' => [ 'repositories' => array( > 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, > 'simplekeys' => true, ), > 'simpledata' => true, // Used to store external badges. > ],
'externalbadges' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'ttl' => 3600, ),
< // Accumulated information about course modules and sections used to print course view page (user-independed). < // Used in function get_fast_modinfo(), reset in function rebuild_course_cache().
> // Accumulated information about course modules and sections used to print course view page (user-independent). > // Used in functions: > // - course_modinfo::build_course_section_cache() > // - course_modinfo::inner_build_course_cache() > // - get_array_of_activities() > // Reset/update in functions: > // - rebuild_course_cache() > // - course_modinfo::purge_module_cache() > // - course_modinfo::purge_section_cache() > // - remove_course_contents().
'coursemodinfo' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'canuselocalstore' => true, ), // This is the session user selections cache. // It's a special cache that is used to record user selections that should persist for the lifetime of the session. // Things such as which categories the user has expanded can be stored here. // It uses simple keys and simple data, please ensure all uses conform to those two constraints. 'userselections' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true ), // Used to cache activity completion status. 'completion' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'ttl' => 3600, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 2, // Should be current course and site course. ), // Used to cache course completion status. 'coursecompletion' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'ttl' => 3600, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 30, // Will be users list of current courses in nav. ), // A simple cache that stores whether a user can expand a course in the navigation. // The key is the course ID and the value will either be 1 or 0 (cast to bool). // The cache isn't always up to date, it should only ever be used to save a costly call to // can_access_course on the first page request a user makes. 'navigation_expandcourse' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true ), // Caches suspended userids by course. // The key is the courseid, the value is an array of user ids. 'suspended_userids' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, ), // Cache system-wide role definitions. 'roledefs' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 30, ), // Caches plugins existing functions by function name and file. // Set static acceleration size to 5 to load a few functions. 'plugin_functions' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 5 ), // Caches data about tag collections and areas. 'tags' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, ), // Grade categories. Stored at session level as invalidation is very aggressive. 'grade_categories' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'invalidationevents' => array( 'changesingradecategories', ) ), // Store temporary tables information. 'temp_tables' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true ), // Caches tag index builder results. 'tagindexbuilder' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simplevalues' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 10, 'ttl' => 900, // 15 minutes. 'invalidationevents' => array( 'resettagindexbuilder', ), ), // Caches contexts with insights. 'contextwithinsights' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 1 ), // Caches message processors. 'message_processors_enabled' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 3 ), // Caches the time of the last message in a conversation. 'message_time_last_message_between_users' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, // The conversation id is used. 'simplevalues' => true, 'datasource' => '\core_message\time_last_message_between_users', ), // Caches font awesome icons. 'fontawesomeiconmapping' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 1 ), // Caches processed CSS. 'postprocessedcss' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => false, ), // Caches grouping and group ids of a user. 'user_group_groupings' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, ), // This is the user's pre sign-up session cache. // This cache is used to record the user's pre sign-up data such as // age of digital consent (minor) status, accepted policies, etc. 'presignup' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'ttl' => 1800 ), // Caches the first time we analysed models' analysables. 'modelfirstanalyses' => array( 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, ), // Cache the list of portfolio instances for the logged in user // in the portfolio_add_button constructor to avoid loading the // same data multiple times. 'portfolio_add_button_portfolio_instances' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true ], // Cache the user dates for courses set to relative dates mode. 'course_user_dates' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true ], // Information generated during the calculation of indicators. 'calculablesinfo' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => false, 'simpledata' => false, ], // The list of content items (activities, resources and their subtypes) that can be added to a course for a user. 'user_course_content_items' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, ], // The list of favourited content items (activities, resources and their subtypes) for a user. 'user_favourite_course_content_items' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, ], \core_course\local\service\content_item_service::RECOMMENDATION_CACHE => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, ], // Caches contentbank extensions management. 'contentbank_enabled_extensions' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, ], 'contentbank_context_extensions' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, ], // Language strings for H5P content-type libraries. // Key "{$libraryname}/{$language}"" contains translations for a given library and language. // Key "$libraryname" has a list of all of the available languages for the library. 'h5p_content_type_translations' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simpledata' => true, ], // File cache for H5P Library files. 'h5p_library_files' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'canuselocalstore' => true ], // Cache the grade letters for faster retrival. 'grade_letters' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 100 ], // Cache for licenses. 'license' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => false, ], // Cache the grade setting for faster retrieval. 'gradesetting' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_REQUEST, 'simplekeys' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'staticaccelerationsize' => 100 ], // Course image cache. 'course_image' => [ 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, 'simplekeys' => true, 'simpledata' => true, 'staticacceleration' => true, 'datasource' => '\core_course\cache\course_image',
> ], ], > ); > // Cache the course categories where the user has access the content bank. > 'contentbank_allowed_categories' => [ > 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, > 'simplekeys' => true, > 'simpledata' => true, > 'invalidationevents' => [ > 'changesincoursecat', > 'changesincategoryenrolment', > ], > ], > > // Cache the courses where the user has access the content bank. > 'contentbank_allowed_courses' => [ > 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_SESSION, > 'simplekeys' => true, > 'simpledata' => true, > 'invalidationevents' => [ > 'changesincoursecat', > 'changesincategoryenrolment', > 'changesincourse', > ], > ], > > // Users allowed reports according to audience. > 'reportbuilder_allowed_reports' => [ > 'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION, > 'simplekeys' => true, > 'simpledata' => true, > 'staticacceleration' => true, > 'ttl' => 1800,