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-
+Provides implementations for local and distributed in-memory cache. It stores and retrieves data in a fast and efficient way.
## Key Features
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-*
-*
+* A concrete implementation of the IMemoryCache interface, which represents a local in-memory cache that stores and retrieves data in a fast and efficient way
+* A distributed cache that supports higher scale-out than local cache
+* Expiration and eviction policies for its entries
+* Entry prioritization for when the cache size limit is exceeded and needs to be compacted by entry eviction
+* Track of cache statictics
## How to Use
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+Use Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory over System.Runtime.Caching when working with ASP.NET Core as it provides better integration support. For example, IMemoryCache works natively with ASP.NET Core dependency injection.
+
+Local in-memory serialization:
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
+
+using MemoryCache cache = new(new MemoryCacheOptions());
+
+object valueToCache = new();
+string key = "key";
+
+using (ICacheEntry entry = cache.CreateEntry(key))
+{
+ // Entries are committed after they are disposed therefore it does not exist yet.
+ Console.WriteLine($"Exists: {cache.TryGetValue(key, out _)}\n");
+
+ entry.Value = valueToCache;
+ entry.SlidingExpiration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
+}
+
+bool exists = cache.TryGetValue(key, out object? cachedValue);
+Console.WriteLine($"Exists: {exists}" );
+Console.WriteLine($"cachedValue is valueToCache? {object.ReferenceEquals(cachedValue, valueToCache)}\n");
+
+Console.WriteLine("Wait for the sliding expiration...");
+Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+
+Console.WriteLine("Exists: " + cache.TryGetValue(key, out _));
+
+// You can also use the acceleration extensions to set and get entries
+string key2 = "key2";
+object value2 = new();
+
+cache.Set("key2", value2);
+
+object? cachedValue2 = cache.Get(key2);
+Console.WriteLine($"cachedValue2 is value2? {object.ReferenceEquals(cachedValue2, value2)}");
+```
+
## Main Types
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The main types provided by this library are:
-* ``
-* ``
-* ``
+* `Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.MemoryCache`
+* `Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.MemoryCacheOptions`
+* `Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Distributed.MemoryDistributedCache`
+* `Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.MemoryDistributedCacheOptions`
## Additional Documentation
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-* [Conceptual documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/serialization/**LIBRARYNAME**/overview)
-* [API documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/**LIBRARYNAME**)
+* [Conceptual documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/extensions/caching)
+* [Cache in-memory in ASP.NET Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/performance/caching/memory)
+* [API documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.caching.memory)
## Related Packages
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+[Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions)
+
## Feedback & Contributing
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-Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT). Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime).
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+Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT). Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime).