PostSharpCachingCaching Back-EndsUsing In-Memory Cache
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Using In-Memory Cache

For local, in-memory caching, PostSharp offers two different back-end classes:

  • MemoryCachingBackend relies on <xref:System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache> and can only be used with projects targeting the .NET Framework v4.5 and later.

  • MemoryCacheBackend relies on Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.IMemoryCache and requires .NET Standard 2.0, therefore it can be used in .NET Core applications too.

In-memory caching for .NET Framework

To use the <xref:System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache> class to store cached values in memory, assign an instance of a MemoryCachingBackend class to DefaultBackend property.

CachingServices.DefaultBackend = new MemoryCachingBackend();

By default, the Default instance is used. To use other instance of the <xref:System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache> than the default one, an instance of the <xref:System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache> class can be passed to the constructor of the MemoryCachingBackend class.

MemoryCache cache = new MemoryCache( "myCache" );
CachingServices.DefaultBackend = new MemoryCachingBackend( cache );

See MSDN for details on the <xref:System.Runtime.Caching.MemoryCache> class.

In-memory caching for .NET Standard and .NET Core

To use an instance implementing the Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.IMemoryCache interface to store cached values in memory:

  1. Add a reference to the PostSharp.Patterns.Caching.IMemoryCache package.

  2. Assign an instance of a MemoryCacheBackend class to the DefaultBackend property. Pass the IMemoryCache to the constructor.

    IMemoryCache cache = new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions());
    CachingServices.DefaultBackend = new MemoryCacheBackend(cache);
    

See Cache in-memory in ASP.NET Core on MSDN for more information on the use of IMemoryCache.