adrf-caching 0.1.2

Async caching with MD5 and OpenAPI schema generation for ADRF (Asynchronous Django Rest Framework) and Django 5.0+

adrf-caching

A high-performance library that extends ADRF (Asynchronous Django REST Framework) with intelligent, per-user async caching. It reduces database load and decreases response times by leveraging asynchronous cache operations and a smart invalidation strategy based on user-specific versioning.

🚀 Key Features

Contains asynchronous caching mixins, generics and viewsets for Async Django Rest Framework and Django 5.0+:

• 100% Asynchronous: Built from the ground up with async/await, ensuring non-blocking I/O for database and cache operations.
• Automatic Async Caching: Seamlessly caches results to your configured cache backend (e.g., Redis) using Django Async Caching.
• Smart Invalidation (Cache Versioning): Instead of manually clearing complex cache keys, it uses a versioning system. When a user modifies data, their specific version increments, instantly invalidating outdated lists.
• Secure Data Isolation: Prevents data leakage by incorporating unique user hashes and versions into cache keys.
• MD5 Hashing: Optimized performance using md5 for compact and consistent cache keys.
• OpenAPI Support: Fully compatible with drf-spectacular scheme generator. It includes built-in method bridging to ensure async actions are correctly indexed by the schema inspector.

🛠 Prerequisites

• Python: 3.10+
• Django: 4.2+ (with an async-capable cache backend)
• ADRF: Asynchronous Django REST Framework
• drf-spectacular (Optional): OpenAPI 3.0 schema generation for DRF

⚙️ Installation

pip install adrf-caching

📖 Usage Guide

This library provides three levels of integration: Generics (pre-built views), ViewSets (ready-to-use CRUD classes), and Mixins (for custom logic).

1. Using Cached ViewSets (Recommended for CRUD)

The easiest way to implement full CRUD with caching is to inherit from the cached ViewSet classes. These classes bridge ADRF's async capabilities with the caching logic.

from adrf_caching.viewsets import ModelViewSetCached, ReadOnlyModelViewSetCached
from .models import Post
from .serializers import PostSerializer

# Full CRUD (Create, List, Retrieve, Update, Delete) with Cache
class PostViewSet(ModelViewSetCached):
    queryset = Post.objects.all()
    serializer_class = PostSerializer

# Read-only API (List, Retrieve) with Cache
class PostReadOnlyViewSet(ReadOnlyModelViewSetCached):
    queryset = Post.objects.all()
    serializer_class = PostSerializer

2. Using Concrete Generics (Fastest)

The simplest way is to inherit from pre-built generic views in generics.py. These already include both ADRF's async logic and the caching mixins.

from adrf_caching.generics import ListCreateAPIView
from .models import Book
from .serializers import BookSerializer

class BookListCreateView(ListCreateAPIView):
    queryset = Book.objects.all()
    serializer_class = BookSerializer

3. Adding Mixins to Existing ADRF Classes (Flexible)

If you already have a class based on adrf.generics.GenericAPIView, you can inject the caching logic by placing the mixins before any other classes in the inheritance chain.

from adrf.viewsets import GenericViewSet
from adrf_caching.mixins import ListModelMixin, RetrieveModelMixin
from .models import Profile
from .serializers import ProfileSerializer

class ProfileViewSet(ListModelMixin, RetrieveModelMixin, GenericViewSet):
    queryset = Profile.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ProfileSerializer

📜 OpenAPI Schema & Documentation

The library is optimized for drf-spectacular.

Since drf-spectacular and many other libs expects standard DRF action names, we use a preprocessing hook to map async methods (like alist, aretrieve) back to their standard counterparts during schema generation. This ensures that features like pagination, filters, and correct response types are automatically detected.

SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS = {
    'PREPROCESSING_HOOKS': [
        'adrf_caching.utils.preprocess_async_actions',
    ]
}

When using ViewSets, explicit method mapping in urls.py recommended. This helps the schema inspector distinguish between different actions (like list and retrieve) and prevents collisions.

from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    # Explicit mapping for ViewSets ensures clean OpenAPI IDs
    path("items/", views.ItemViewSet.as_view({'get': 'alist', 'post': 'acreate'})),
    path("items/<int:pk>/", views.ItemViewSet.as_view({'get': 'aretrieve', 'put': 'aupdate'})),
]

Even though the library uses async methods internally (e.g., alist, acreate), you should use standard DRF action names as keys in your schema decorators. The base classes bridge these names automatically to provide a seamless documentation experience.

from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, extend_schema_view

@extend_schema_view(
    list=extend_schema(summary="List all items"),
    retrieve=extend_schema(summary="Get item details"),
)
class ItemViewSet(ModelViewSetCached):
    queryset = Item.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ItemSerializer

Extra

To ensure correct object caching after creation or updates, the library looks for the id field by default. If your model uses a different primary key (e.g., uuid or slug or one to one relation), you must specify it in the serializer using the 'custom_id' attribute:

class MySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    custom_id = "uuid"  # Set this if your primary key is not 'id'
    
    class Meta:
        model = MyModel
        fields = "__all__"

🏃 Running Tests

The library uses Django's TransactionTestCase to ensure database integrity during async operations.

# Run all tests
python -m unittest discover tests -p "*_test.py"

# Run a specific test file
python -m unittest tests/viewsets_test.py

# Run a specific test class
python -m unittest tests.viewsets_test.TestCacheSystem

You can use the standard Django test runner:

# Run all tests
python manage.py test tests.utils_test tests.viewsets_test tests.generics_test

# Run a specific test class
python manage.py test tests.viewsets_test.TestCacheSystem

License

Apache 2.0 License

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