lutece-cache

You implement caching in Lutece 8 by extending AbstractCacheableService for your services and homes, storing frequently accessed data in memory to avoid redundant database queries and reduce database load.

Cache invalidation with CDI events in Lutece 8 works by triggering events upon data changes, such as adding or removing a user. This automatically invalidates the corresponding cache, ensuring the next request fetches fresh data from the database.

AbstractCacheableService is used in Lutece plugin development as a base class to define cache services. It handles key generation and manages in-memory data retrieval, allowing plugins to efficiently cache entities and optimize application performance.

Yes, you can configure cache settings via properties in Lutece 8. This allows you to manage cache service class definitions and adjust caching behavior without altering the core application code, providing flexible performance tuning.

You should use caching for data retrieval in Lutece applications when frequently accessed data, such as lists of active users, causes performance bottlenecks. Caching these results avoids redundant database queries and speeds up response times.