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dio_http_cache

http cache lib for Flutter dio like RxCache.It use sqflite as disk cache,and google/quiver-dart/LRU strategy as memory cache.

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flutter pub add dio_http_cache

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Dio HTTP Cache is a caching library for Flutter's Dio HTTP client, providing both in-memory and disk-based caching. It uses sqflite for persistent storage on disk and implements an LRU (Least Recently Used) strategy via google/quiver-dart for efficient memory management. This package helps reduce redundant network requests, improve app performance, and save bandwidth by caching HTTP responses. Ideal for apps requiring offline support or frequent API calls with stable data.

Use cases

  • Caching API responses to reduce network usage
  • Enabling offline access to previously fetched data
  • Improving app performance with reduced latency
  • Storing frequently accessed data efficiently
  • Reducing server load through cached responses

Key features

  • Disk caching using sqflite
  • LRU memory cache with quiver-dart
  • Automatic request/response caching
  • Configurable cache expiration
  • Supports GET and HEAD requests

Suitable for

  • Apps with frequent API calls
  • Offline-capable applications
  • Performance-optimized network layers
  • Data-heavy mobile apps
  • Developers using Dio for HTTP requests

Considerations

  • Requires sqflite setup and permissions
  • Cache size must be managed manually
  • Not suitable for large binary data
  • Limited to GET/HEAD methods
  • May require custom cache key logic for complex requests

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dio-http-cache

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中文介绍

Dio-http-cache is a cache library for Dio ( http client for flutter ), like Rxcache in Android.

Dio-http-cache uses sqflite as disk cache, and LRU strategy as memory cache.

Inspired by flutter_cache_manager.

Add Dependency
dependencies:
  dio_http_cache: ^0.3.x #latest version
QuickStart
  1. Add a dio-http-cache interceptor in Dio :

    dio.interceptors.add(DioCacheManager(CacheConfig(baseUrl: "http://www.google.com")).interceptor);
    
  2. Set maxAge for a request :

    Dio().get(
      "http://www.google.com",
      options: buildCacheOptions(Duration(days: 7)),
    );
    
The advanced
  1. Custom your config by buildCacheOptions :

    1. primaryKey: By default, host + path is used as the primaryKey, and you can also customize it.

    2. subKey: By default, query ( data or queryParameters) is used as subKey, and you can specify the subKey when it's necessary, for example:

      buildCacheOptions(Duration(days: 7), subKey: "page=1")
      
    3. maxAge: set the cache time. If the value is null or not setted, it will try to get maxAge and maxStale from response headers.

    4. maxStale: set stale time. When an error (like 500,404) occurs before maxStale, try to return cache.

      buildCacheOptions(Duration(days: 7), maxStale: Duration(days: 10))
      
    5. forceRefresh: false default.

      buildCacheOptions(Duration(days: 7), forceRefresh: true)
      
      1. Get data from network first.
      2. If getting data from network succeeds, store or refresh cache.
      3. If getting data from network fails or no network avaliable, try get data from cache instead of an error.
  2. Use "CacheConfig" to config default params

    1. baseUrl: it’s optional; If you don't have set baseUrl in CacheConfig, when you call deleteCache, you need provide full path like "https://www.google.com/search?q=hello", but not just "search?q=hello".
    2. encrypt / decrypt: these two must be used together to encrypt the disk cache data, you can also zip data here.
    3. defaultMaxAge: use Duration(day:7) as default.
    4. defaultaMaxStale: similar with DefaultMaxAge.
    5. databasePath: database path.
    6. databaseName: database name.
    7. skipMemoryCache: false defalut.
    8. skipDiskCache: false default.
    9. maxMemoryCacheCount: 100 defalut.
    10. defaultRequestMethod: use "POST" as default, it will be used in delete caches.
    11. diskStore: custom disk storage.
  3. How to clear expired cache

    • Just ignore it, that is automatic.

    • But if you insist : DioCacheManager.clearExpired();

  4. How to delete caches

    1. No matter what subKey is, delete local cache if primary matched.

      // Automatically parses primarykey from path
      _dioCacheManager.deleteByPrimaryKey(path, requestMethod: "POST"); 
      
    2. Delete local cache when both primaryKey and subKey matched.

      // delete local cache when both primaryKey and subKey matched.
      _dioCacheManager.deleteByPrimaryKeyAndSubKey(path, requestMethod: "GET"); 
      

      INPORTANT: If you have additional parameters when requesting the http interface, you must take them with it, for example:

      _dio.get(_url, queryParameters: {'k': keyword}, 
      	options: buildCacheOptions(Duration(hours: 1)))
      //delete the cache:
      _dioCacheManager.deleteByPrimaryKeyAndSubKey(_url, requestMethod: "GET", queryParameters:{'k': keyword}); 
      
      _dio.post(_url, data: {'k': keyword}, 
      	options: buildCacheOptions(Duration(hours: 1)))
      //delete the cache:
      _dioCacheManager.deleteByPrimaryKeyAndSubKey(_url, requestMethod: "POST", data:{'k': keyword}); 
      
    3. Delete local cache by primaryKey and optional subKey if you know your primarykey and subkey exactly.

      // delete local cache by primaryKey and optional subKey
      _dioCacheManager.delete(primaryKey,{subKey,requestMethod});
      
  5. How to clear All caches (expired or not)

    _dioCacheManager.clearAll();
    
  6. How to know if the data come from Cache

    if (null != response.headers.value(DIO_CACHE_HEADER_KEY_DATA_SOURCE)) {
     	// data come from cache
    } else {
     	// data come from net
    }
    
Example for maxAge and maxStale
_dio.post(
	"https://www.exmaple.com",
	data: {'k': "keyword"},
	options:buildCacheOptions(
  		Duration(days: 3), 
  		maxStale: Duration(days: 7), 
	)
)
  1. 0 ~ 3 days : Return data from cache directly (irrelevant with network).
  2. 3 ~ 7 days:
    1. Get data from network first.
    2. If getting data from network succeeds, refresh cache.
    3. If getting data from network fails or no network avaliable, try get data from cache instead of an error.
  3. 7 ~ ∞ days: It won't use cache anymore, and the cache will be deleted at the right time.
License
Copyright 2019 Hurshi

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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