Cache Providers

Balda supports three types of cache backends: the built-in in-memory provider, a Redis-backed provider, and any custom provider you implement.

Memory Provider (default)

The MemoryCacheProvider stores entries in a Map inside the current process. It requires no dependencies and is the default when provider is omitted.

import { Server } from 'balda';

const server = new Server({
  cache: {
    provider: 'memory',
    defaultTtl: 120,
  },
});

info

The memory provider is scoped to a single process. Entries are lost on restart and are not shared across multiple instances. Use Redis for production deployments.

Redis Provider

The RedisCacheProvider uses ioredis as a peer dependency. Install it first:

npm install ioredis

Then configure the server:

import { Server } from 'balda';

const server = new Server({
  cache: {
    provider: 'redis',
    redis: {
      host: 'localhost',
      port: 6379,
      password: 'secret',
    },
  },
});

Redis Connection Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
host	string	'localhost'	Redis server hostname
port	number	6379	Redis server port
password	string	—	Redis AUTH password
db	number	0	Redis database index
keyPrefix	string	—	Prefix for all Redis keys
url	string	—	Full Redis URL (overrides host/port/password/db)

Using a Connection URL

const server = new Server({
  cache: {
    provider: 'redis',
    redis: {
      url: 'redis://:password@redis-host:6379/0',
    },
  },
});

Using a Pre-configured Instance

You can also pass a RedisCacheProvider instance directly, for example to share a connection or configure advanced ioredis options:

import { Server } from 'balda';
import { RedisCacheProvider } from 'balda/cache';

const redisProvider = new RedisCacheProvider({
  host: process.env.REDIS_HOST,
  port: Number(process.env.REDIS_PORT),
  password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
  keyPrefix: 'myapp:',
});

const server = new Server({
  cache: { provider: redisProvider },
});

Custom Provider

Implement the CacheProvider interface to use any storage backend (Memcached, DynamoDB, Upstash, etc.).

import type { CacheProvider } from 'balda';

class MyCustomProvider implements CacheProvider {
  async get(key: string): Promise<string | null> { /* ... */ }
  async set(key: string, value: string, ttlSeconds: number): Promise<void> { /* ... */ }
  async del(key: string): Promise<boolean> { /* ... */ }
  async delMany(keys: string[]): Promise<number> { /* ... */ }
  async addToSet(key: string, members: string[], ttlSeconds?: number): Promise<void> { /* ... */ }
  async getSetMembers(key: string): Promise<string[]> { /* ... */ }
  async acquireLock(key: string, ttlMs: number): Promise<boolean> { /* ... */ }
  async releaseLock(key: string): Promise<void> { /* ... */ }
  async *scan(pattern: string): AsyncIterable<string[]> { /* ... */ }
  async disconnect(): Promise<void> { /* ... */ }
}

const server = new Server({
  cache: { provider: new MyCustomProvider() },
});

CacheProvider Interface

Method	Signature	Description
get	(key) → Promise<string | null>	Fetch a raw string by key
set	(key, value, ttlSeconds) → Promise<void>	Store with TTL
del	(key) → Promise<boolean>	Delete one key; returns true if it existed
delMany	(keys) → Promise<number>	Bulk delete; returns count deleted
addToSet	(key, members, ttl?) → Promise<void>	Add to a set (used for tag tracking)
getSetMembers	(key) → Promise<string[]>	Read all set members
acquireLock	(key, ttlMs) → Promise<boolean>	NX-style lock; true if acquired
releaseLock	(key) → Promise<void>	Release a lock
scan	(pattern) → AsyncIterable<string[]>	Cursor-scan by glob pattern
disconnect	() → Promise<void>	Clean up connections