piermesh/docs/Daisy/Cache.md

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# Daisy based cache

### *class* Daisy.Cache.Cache(daisyCryptography, filepaths=None, cacheFile=None, path: str = 'daisy', walk: bool = False)

In memory collection of Daisy records, provides a search functionality currently utilized by Daisy.Catch.Catch

[🔗 Source](https://git.utopic.work/PierMesh/piermesh/src/branch/main/Daisy/Cache.py)

#### create(path: str, data: dict, remote=False)

Create new record

* **Parameters:**
  * **path** (*str*) – Path to create record at
  * **data** (*dict*) – Data to populate record with
  * **remote** (*bool*) – Whether this is a reference to a distributed file (not implemented yet)

#### get(path: str)

Get record at path, else return False

path: str
: Path of record

#### refresh()

Reload from disk to memory

#### search(keydict: dict, strict: bool = True)

Search cache for record for records with keys and values matching those
in the keydict

keydict: dict

strict: bool
: Whether to require all keys/values match