| # quick-lru [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/quick-lru) [](https://coveralls.io/github/sindresorhus/quick-lru?branch=master) |
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| > Simple [“Least Recently Used” (LRU) cache](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_replacement_policies#Least_Recently_Used_.28LRU.29) |
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| Useful when you need to cache something and limit memory usage. |
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| Inspired by the [`hashlru` algorithm](https://github.com/dominictarr/hashlru#algorithm), but instead uses [`Map`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map) to support keys of any type, not just strings, and values can be `undefined`. |
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| ## Install |
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| ``` |
| $ npm install quick-lru |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| const QuickLRU = require('quick-lru'); |
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| const lru = new QuickLRU({maxSize: 1000}); |
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| lru.set('🦄', '🌈'); |
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| lru.has('🦄'); |
| //=> true |
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| lru.get('🦄'); |
| //=> '🌈' |
| ``` |
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| ## API |
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| ### new QuickLRU(options?) |
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| Returns a new instance. |
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| ### options |
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| Type: `object` |
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| #### maxSize |
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| *Required*\ |
| Type: `number` |
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| The maximum number of items before evicting the least recently used items. |
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| #### maxAge |
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| Type: `number`\ |
| Default: `Infinity` |
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| The maximum number of milliseconds an item should remain in cache. |
| By default maxAge will be Infinity, which means that items will never expire. |
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| Lazy expiration happens upon the next `write` or `read` call. |
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| Individual expiration of an item can be specified by the `set(key, value, options)` method. |
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| #### onEviction |
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| *Optional*\ |
| Type: `(key, value) => void` |
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| Called right before an item is evicted from the cache. |
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| Useful for side effects or for items like object URLs that need explicit cleanup (`revokeObjectURL`). |
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| ### Instance |
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| The instance is [`iterable`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols) so you can use it directly in a [`for…of`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/for...of) loop. |
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| Both `key` and `value` can be of any type. |
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| #### .set(key, value, options?) |
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| Set an item. Returns the instance. |
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| Individual expiration of an item can be specified with the `maxAge` option. If not specified, the global `maxAge` value will be used in case it is specified on the constructor, otherwise the item will never expire. |
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| #### .get(key) |
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| Get an item. |
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| #### .has(key) |
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| Check if an item exists. |
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| #### .peek(key) |
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| Get an item without marking it as recently used. |
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| #### .delete(key) |
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| Delete an item. |
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| Returns `true` if the item is removed or `false` if the item doesn't exist. |
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| #### .clear() |
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| Delete all items. |
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| #### .resize(maxSize) |
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| Update the `maxSize`, discarding items as necessary. Insertion order is mostly preserved, though this is not a strong guarantee. |
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| Useful for on-the-fly tuning of cache sizes in live systems. |
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| #### .keys() |
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| Iterable for all the keys. |
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| #### .values() |
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| Iterable for all the values. |
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| #### .entriesAscending() |
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| Iterable for all entries, starting with the oldest (ascending in recency). |
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| #### .entriesDescending() |
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| Iterable for all entries, starting with the newest (descending in recency). |
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| #### .size |
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| The stored item count. |
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