mkcache 2020.12.3

make cache file. inspired by mktemp

Installation

$ [sudo] pip install mkcache

$ [sudo] npm i -g mkcache

How it works

$XDG_CACHE_HOME/mkcache/<hash>

Config

export MKCACHE=path/to/cache # ~/.cache/mkcache by default

Examples

example 1. run script only once:

path="$(mkcache script "$@")"
! [ -e "$path" ] && { script "$@" || exit; touch "$path"; }

example 2. speed up macOS tts with mkcache:

path="$(mkcache "$@")"
! [ -e "$path" ] && /usr/bin/say "$@" -o "$path"
afplay "$path"

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