# Ruby cache **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 29, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690 "2008-06-29T14:16:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/1 "2008-06-29T14:16:26Z")
Hi, would like to know if anybody has some information or experience about using ruby cache ([PUPA: Ruby/Cache](http://www.nongnu.org/pupa/ruby-cache.html)). Seems to be great, sometimes rails plugins seems to be heavy; as about, does it integrates with rails easily, or is it something to considerer totally apart ? How/where would it fit under a rails application ? Thanks in advance if any informations, or for redirecting to a related post if it has ever been already discussed. ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/2 "2008-06-29T14:31:22Z")
Benjamin B. wrote: > That code provides no specs or tests, and hasn’t been updated in nearly 6 years. You may want to look for a different solution. -igal ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/3 "2008-06-29T17:58:15Z")
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008, Igal K. wrote: > That code provides no specs or tests, and hasn’t been updated in nearly 6 > years. You may want to look for a different solution. Aside from the fact that it hasn’t been updated in 6 years and doesn’t have tests (neither of which, honestly, should automatically disqualify code from examination), ruby-cache works great. We’re using it at my work in a large mod\_ruby web application and a number of smaller tools and apps that use the same codebase. Ben ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/4 "2008-06-29T18:26:57Z")
Ben B. wrote: > Thanks for the info. Maybe it’d be worth checking in with the original author, and if he doesn’t mind, we can do a code sprint with the Portland Ruby Brigade to create a gem, write specs, and publish it to RubyForge? That may be a useful demonstration of how to take some useful bits lying around and actually release them. -igal ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/5 "2008-06-29T19:41:23Z")
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008, Igal K. wrote: > Maybe it’d be worth checking in with the original author, and if he doesn’t > mind, we can do a code sprint with the Portland Ruby Brigade to create a > gem, write specs, and publish it to RubyForge? That may be a useful > demonstration of how to take some useful bits lying around and actually > release them. Not necessary. There’s already a gem, called ruby-cache. If you really want to do this, contact the author and ask him if he’s interested in tests. If he is, then maybe it’d be a useful example for a workshop or something. Otherwise, use and enjoy. Ben ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/6 "2008-06-30T09:09:39Z")
Sure that if it hasn’t been updated for so long it doesn’t need to and might works great ! Well, maybe no. Does anyone has any sources to help run it ? Ben B. wrote: > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008, Igal K. wrote: > > > Maybe it’d be worth checking in with the original author, and if he doesn’t > > mind, we can do a code sprint with the Portland Ruby Brigade to create a > > gem, write specs, and publish it to RubyForge? That may be a useful > > demonstration of how to take some useful bits lying around and actually > > release them. > > Not necessary. There’s already a gem, called ruby-cache. > > If you really want to do this, contact the author and ask him if he’s > interested in tests. If he is, then maybe it’d be a useful example for > a workshop or something. Otherwise, use and enjoy. > > Ben ---
**Author:** ![bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bbnnt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbnnt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cache/141690/7 "2008-07-07T15:49:05Z")
On Jun 29, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Igal K. wrote: > Maybe it’d be worth checking in with the original author, and if he > doesn’t mind, we can do a code sprint with the Portland Ruby Brigade > to create a gem, write specs, and publish it to RubyForge? That may > be a useful demonstration of how to take some useful bits lying > around and actually release them. There’s already a gem: $ gem search cache \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* ruby-cache (0.3.0) And it already has a project page (albeit not a RubyForge one, but that hardly matters): [PUPA: Ruby/Cache](http://www.nongnu.org/pupa/ruby-cache.html) The download page there does seem to be empty, but again it’s published as a gem. It does come with a test (of sorts) in the old “if $0 == **FILE** ” style that was prevalent before runit came out, but more coverage would presumably be better. Also, its API docs are in the RD format, so inlining those in RDoc form would be nice, too. I’d be willing to help out if someone wants to contact Okuji-san. He has an active blog at [http://enbug.tdiary.net/](http://enbug.tdiary.net/), but I don’t speak Japanese.