django-elephant 1.0.0

A simple cache for Django functions and methods

# django-elephant

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*django-elephant is a simple wrapper to cache responses of Django methods or functions*


## Setup

```bash
pip install django-elephant
```

## Usage

#### Basic:

```python
from elephant import memorize

@memorize()
def foo(bar):
return bar
```


#### Set cache configuration:

```python
from django.core.cache import caches
from elephant import memorize

other_cache = caches['other_cache']

@memorize(
cache=other_cache
)
def foo(bar):
return bar
```


#### Set cache timeout:

```python
from elephant import memorize

@memorize(
timeout=1987
)
def foo(bar):
return bar
```

#### Set cache key:

```python
from elephant import memorize

def my_custom_key(function, *args, **kwargs):
return '{}.{}'.format(
'elephant_'
function.__name__
)

@memorize(
cache_key=my_custom_key
)
def foo(bar):
return bar
```

## Requirements
- Django>=1.5


## Contribute
- Fork and make a pull request!