npm package: @jeevanms003/cacheflow
Description: Production-ready intelligent caching library with Redis support, adaptive TTL, predictive preloading, and real-time analytics dashboard
Author: Jeevan MS
Latest version: 1.0.2

# CacheFlow

**Production-ready intelligent caching library with Redis support, adaptive TTL, predictive preloading, and real-time analytics dashboard.**

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## Features

- **Smart Learning**: Automatically adapts TTL based on access patterns
- **Predictive Preloading**: Learns correlations and preloads related data
- **Real-time Dashboard**: Beautiful web UI with live metrics and analytics
- **Redis Support**: Production-ready distributed caching with automatic fallback
- **Type-Safe**: Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
- **High Performance**: Optimized for speed with minimal overhead
- **Async/Await**: Modern promise-based API
- **Analytics**: Track hit rates, cost savings, and performance metrics

## Installation

```bash
npm install @jeevanms003/cacheflow
```

For Redis support:
```bash
npm install @jeevanms003/cacheflow ioredis
```

For dashboard:
```bash
npm install @jeevanms003/cacheflow express socket.io
```

## Quick Start

```typescript
import { CacheFlow } from '@jeevanms003/cacheflow';

const cache = new CacheFlow({
  defaultTTL: 60000, // 1 minute
  maxSize: 1000
});

// Wrap any async function
const getUser = cache.wrap('getUser', async (id: string) => {
  // Expensive database call
  return await db.users.findById(id);
});

// First call - cache miss (slow)
await getUser('123'); // Fetches from DB

// Second call - cache hit (fast!)
await getUser('123'); // Returns from cache
```

## Configuration

### Basic Configuration

```typescript
const cache = new CacheFlow({
  // Cache Settings
  defaultTTL: 60000,        // Default time-to-live (ms)
  maxSize: 1000,            // Max cache entries
  enableLogging: false,     // Console logging
  
  // Learning Features
  enableLearning: true,     // Adaptive TTL
  minSampleSize: 20,        // Samples before adapting
  
  // Prediction Features
  enablePrediction: true,   // Predictive preloading
  correlationThreshold: 0.7,// Min correlation to preload
  maxPreload: 3,            // Max items to preload
  
  // Storage Backend
  storage: 'memory',        // 'memory' or 'redis'
  
  // Dashboard
  enableDashboard: true,    // Launch web dashboard
  dashboardPort: 3000       // Dashboard port
});
```

### Redis Configuration

```typescript
const cache = new CacheFlow({
  storage: 'redis',
  redisConfig: {
    host: 'localhost',
    port: 6379,
    password: 'your-password',
    keyPrefix: 'myapp:',
    db: 0
  },
  fallbackToMemory: true // Graceful degradation
});

// Don't forget to disconnect
await cache.disconnect();
```

## Usage Examples

### With Express.js

```typescript
import express from 'express';
import { CacheFlow } from '@jeevanms003/cacheflow';

const app = express();
const cache = new CacheFlow({ enableDashboard: true });

const getProduct = cache.wrap('getProduct', async (id: string) => {
  return await db.products.findById(id);
});

app.get('/product/:id', async (req, res) => {
  const product = await getProduct(req.params.id);
  res.json(product);
});

app.listen(8080);
// Dashboard available at http://localhost:3000
```

### Manual Cache Operations

```typescript
// Set
await cache.set('key', { data: 'value' }, 30000);

// Get
const value = await cache.get('key');

// Delete
await cache.delete('key');

// Clear all
await cache.clear();

// Check existence
const exists = await cache.has('key');
```

### Statistics

```typescript
const stats = cache.getStats();
console.log(stats);
// {
//   hits: 150,
//   misses: 50,
//   sets: 50,
//   hitRate: 0.75,
//   preloads: 10
// }
```

## Dashboard

The built-in dashboard provides real-time insights:

- **Overview**: Hit rate, total requests, live charts
- **Patterns**: Access patterns and optimal TTL analysis
- **Correlations**: Network graph of related keys
- **Cost Savings**: ROI calculator based on cache hits
- **Cache Keys**: Manage and invalidate cache entries

### Launching Dashboard

```typescript
// Auto-start with config
const cache = new CacheFlow({ 
  enableDashboard: true,
  dashboardPort: 3000 
});

// Or start manually
cache.startDashboard(3000);

// Stop dashboard
cache.stopDashboard();
```

Open `http://localhost:3000` to view the dashboard.

## Smart Features

### Adaptive TTL

CacheFlow learns access patterns and automatically adjusts TTL:

```typescript
const cache = new CacheFlow({ 
  enableLearning: true,
  minSampleSize: 20 
});

const getData = cache.wrap('getData', fetchData);

// After 20+ accesses, TTL adapts based on:
// - Access frequency
// - Access intervals
// - Pattern consistency
```

**TTL Strategy**:
- High frequency (< 10s intervals) → 1 hour TTL
- Regular intervals → 1.5x average interval
- Irregular access → Default TTL

### Predictive Preloading

Learns which keys are accessed together and preloads in background:

```typescript
const cache = new CacheFlow({ 
  enablePrediction: true,
  correlationThreshold: 0.7 
});

const getUser = cache.wrap('getUser', fetchUser);
const getOrders = cache.wrap('getOrders', fetchOrders);

// After learning that getUser('123') → getOrders('123')
await getUser('123'); // Also preloads orders in background
await getOrders('123'); // Cache hit! (preloaded)
```

## API Reference

### CacheFlow Class

#### Methods

- `wrap<T>(name: string, fn: T, ttl?: number): T` - Wrap async function
- `get<T>(key: string): Promise<T | undefined>` - Get cached value
- `set<T>(key: string, value: T, ttl?: number): Promise<void>` - Set cache value
- `delete(key: string): Promise<boolean>` - Delete cache entry
- `clear(): Promise<void>` - Clear all cache
- `has(key: string): Promise<boolean>` - Check if key exists
- `getStats(): CacheStats` - Get cache statistics
- `getPatterns(key: string)` - Get access pattern for key
- `disconnect(): Promise<void>` - Close connections (Redis, dashboard)
- `startDashboard(port?: number): void` - Start dashboard server
- `stopDashboard(): void` - Stop dashboard server

### Types

```typescript
interface CacheFlowConfig {
  defaultTTL?: number;
  maxSize?: number;
  enableLogging?: boolean;
  enableLearning?: boolean;
  minSampleSize?: number;
  enablePrediction?: boolean;
  correlationThreshold?: number;
  maxPreload?: number;
  storage?: 'memory' | 'redis';
  redisConfig?: RedisOptions & { keyPrefix?: string };
  fallbackToMemory?: boolean;
  enableDashboard?: boolean;
  dashboardPort?: number;
}

interface CacheStats {
  hits: number;
  misses: number;
  sets: number;
  hitRate: number;
  preloads?: number;
}
```

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│           CacheFlow Core                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐ │
│  │ PatternAnalyzer│ │CorrelationTracker│ │
│  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────┘ │
│  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐ │
│  │SmartTTLCalc  │  │PredictionEngine │ │
│  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────┘ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│        Storage Adapter (Interface)      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐ │
│  │ MemoryStore  │  │   RedisStore    │ │
│  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

## Testing

```bash
# Run all tests
npm test

# Run with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Start Redis for integration tests
docker-compose up -d
npm test
```

## Performance

Benchmarks on typical workloads:

| Operation | Time (avg) | Throughput |
|-----------|------------|------------|
| Memory Get (hit) | ~0.01ms | 100k ops/s |
| Memory Set | ~0.02ms | 50k ops/s |
| Redis Get (hit) | ~1ms | 10k ops/s |
| Redis Set | ~1.5ms | 7k ops/s |
| Prediction | ~0.05ms | 20k ops/s |

## Troubleshooting

### Redis Connection Issues

```typescript
// Enable logging
const cache = new CacheFlow({
  storage: 'redis',
  enableLogging: true,
  fallbackToMemory: true // Ensures availability
});
```

### Dashboard Not Loading

- Check port is not in use: `netstat -ano | findstr :3000`
- Ensure express and socket.io are installed
- Check firewall settings

### High Memory Usage

```typescript
// Limit cache size
const cache = new CacheFlow({
  maxSize: 500, // Reduce max entries
  defaultTTL: 30000 // Shorter TTL
});
```

## Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing`)
3. Commit changes (`git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`)
4. Push to branch (`git push origin feature/amazing`)
5. Open a Pull Request

## License

MIT © [Your Name]

## Acknowledgments

- Built with TypeScript
- Powered by ioredis
- Charts by Chart.js
- Real-time updates via Socket.IO

## Support

- Email: support@cacheflow.dev
- Issues: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/jeevanms003/cacheflow/issues)
- Discord: [Join our community](https://discord.gg/cacheflow)