cachedb_local Module
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   Table of Contents

   1. Admin Guide

        1.1. Overview
        1.2. Clustering
        1.3. Dependencies

              1.3.1. OpenSIPS Modules
              1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications

        1.4. Exported Parameters

              1.4.1. cachedb_url (string)
              1.4.2. cache_collections (string)
              1.4.3. cache_clean_period (int)
              1.4.4. cluster_id (int)
              1.4.5. cluster_persistency (string)
              1.4.6. enable_restart_persistency (int)

        1.5. Exported Functions

              1.5.1. cache_remove_chunk([collection,] glob)

        1.6. Exported MI Functions

              1.6.1. cache_remove_chunk

   2. Frequently Asked Questions
   3. Contributors

        3.1. By Commit Statistics
        3.2. By Commit Activity

   4. Documentation

        4.1. Contributors

   List of Tables

   3.1. Top contributors by DevScore^(1), authored commits^(2) and
          lines added/removed^(3)

   3.2. Most recently active contributors^(1) to this module

   List of Examples

   1.1. Set cachedb_url parameter
   1.2. Set cache_collections parameter
   1.3. Set cache_clean_period parameter
   1.4. Setting the cluster_id parameter
   1.5. Set cluster_persistency parameter
   1.6. Set enable_restart_persistency parameter
   1.7. cache_remove_chunk usage

Chapter 1. Admin Guide

1.1. Overview

   This module is an implementation of a local cache system
   designed as a hash table. It uses the Key-Value interface
   exported by OpenSIPS core. Starting with version 2.3, the
   module can have multiple hash tables, called collections. Each
   url for cachedb_local module points to one collection. One
   collection can be shared between multiple urls.

1.2. Clustering

   Cachedb_local clustering is a mechanism used to mirror local
   cache changes taking place in one OpenSIPS instance to one or
   multiple other instances without the need of third party
   dependencies. The process is simplified by using the clusterer
   module which facilitates the management of a cluster of
   OpenSIPS noeds and the sending of replication-related BIN
   packets (binary-encoded, using proto_bin). This might be
   usefull for implementing a hot stand-by system, where the
   stand-by instance can take over without the need of filling the
   cache by its own.

   The following cache operations will be distributet within the
   cluster:
     * cache_store
     * cache_remove
     * cache_add
     * cache_sub

   In addition to the event-driven replication, an OpenSIPS
   instance will first try to learn all the local cache
   information from antoher node in the cluster at startup. The
   data synchronization mechanism requires defining one of the
   nodes in the cluster as a "seed" node. See the clusterer module
   for details on how to do this and why is it needed.

   Note: You have to explicitly specify which collections you want
   to replicate when you set cache_collections.

   Limitations: The clustering operations are not atomic and
   constistency over the cluster nodes is not guaranteed.

1.3. Dependencies

1.3.1. OpenSIPS Modules

   The following modules must be loaded before this module:
     * clusterer, if cluster_id is set.

1.3.2. External Libraries or Applications

   The following libraries or applications must be installed
   before running OpenSIPS with this module loaded:
     * none

1.4. Exported Parameters

1.4.1. cachedb_url (string)

   URLs of local cache groups to be used used for the script and
   MI cacheDB operations. The parameter can be set multiple times.

   One collection can belong to multiple URLs, but one URL can
   have only one collection. Redefining an URL with the same
   schema and group name will result in overwriting that URL. Each
   collection used in URL definition must be defined using
   cachedb_collection parameter. The collection shall be defined
   as a normal database, at the end of the URL as in the examples.
   In the script the collection shall be identified using the
   schema and, if exists, the group name.

   “If no URL defined, the url with no group name and collection
   "default" will be used.”.

   Example 1.1. Set cachedb_url parameter
...
### for this example, if no collection is defined, the default collectio
n named
### "default" shall be used
modparam("cachedb_local", "cachedb_url", "local://")
### this URL will use the collection named collection1; it will overwrit
e the
### previous url definition which was using the "default" collection
modparam("cachedb_local", "cachedb_url", "local:///collection1")
### this URL will use collection2; it will be referenced from the script
### with "local:group2"
modparam("cachedb_local", "cachedb_url", "local:group2:///collection2")

## how to use the URLs from the script
## as defined above, this call will use collection1
cache_store("local", ...)
## as defined above, this call will use collection2
cache_store("local:group2", ...)
...

1.4.2. cache_collections (string)

   Using this parameter, collections(hash tables) and their sizes
   can be defined. Each collection definition must be separated
   one from another using ';'. Default size for a hash is 512. The
   size must be separated from the name of the collection using
   '='.

   If clustering is enabled you have to specify which collections
   you want to replicate with the /r suffix to the collection
   name.

   The "default" collection always gets created, even when not
   included in this list of collections.

   Example 1.2. Set cache_collections parameter
...
## creating collection1 with default size (512) and collection2 with cus
tom size
## 2^5 (32); we also changed the size of the default collection, which w
ould have been
## created anyway from 2^9 - 512 (default value) to 2^4 - 16
## also, collection1 and collection2 will be replicated in the cluster,
while the
## default collection will be local to this node
modparam("cachedb_local", "cache_collections", "collection1/r; collectio
n2/r = 5; default = 4")
...

1.4.3. cache_clean_period (int)

   The time interval in seconds at which to go through all the
   records and delete the expired ones.

   Default value is “600 (10 minutes)”.

   Example 1.3. Set cache_clean_period parameter
...
modparam("cachedb_local", "cache_clean_period", 1200)
...

1.4.4. cluster_id (int)

   Specifies the cluster ID which this instance will send to and
   receive cache data.

   Default value is 0 (replication disabled).

   Example 1.4. Setting the cluster_id parameter
...
modparam("cachedb_local", "cluster_id", 1)
...

1.4.5. cluster_persistency (string)

   Controls the behavior of the OpenSIPS local cachedb clustering
   following a restart.

   This parameter may take the following values:
     * "none" - no explicit data synchronization following a
       restart. The node starts empty.
     * "sync-from-cluster" - enable cluster-based restart
       persistency. Following a restart, an OpenSIPS cluster node
       will search for a healthy "donor" node from which to mirror
       the entire user location dataset via direct cluster sync
       (TCP-based, binary-encoded data transfer). This will
       require the configuration of one or multiple "seed" nodes
       in the cluster.

   Default value is "sync-from-cluster".

   Example 1.5. Set cluster_persistency parameter
...
modparam("cachedb_local", "cluster_persistency", "sync-from-cluster")
...

1.4.6. enable_restart_persistency (int)

   Enable restart persistency using the persistent memory
   mechanism. Data is stored in a cache file that is mapped
   against OpenSIPS memory.

   Note that you have to keep the same collection definitions from
   a previous run in order to use the cached data for the
   respective collections.

   If cluster persistency is enabled as well, keys loaded from the
   persistent cache will be discarded if they are not received in
   the cluster sync data.

   Default value is “0 (disabled)”.

   Example 1.6. Set enable_restart_persistency parameter
...
modparam("cachedb_local", "enable_restart_persistency", yes)
...

1.5. Exported Functions

1.5.1.  cache_remove_chunk([collection,] glob)

   Remove all keys from local cache that match the glob pattern
   corresponding to a certain collection or the 'default'
   collection if none defined. Keep in mind that collection name
   is different than group name, which identifies the engine in
   cachedb operations.

   Parameters:
     * collection (string, optional)
     * glob (string)

   This function can be used from all routes

   Example 1.7. cache_remove_chunk usage
        ...
        cache_remove_chunk("myinfo_*");
        cache_remove_chunk("collection1", "myinfo_*");
        ...

1.6. Exported MI Functions

1.6.1.  cache_remove_chunk

   Removes all local cache entries that match the provided glob
   param.

   Parameters :
     * glob - keys that match glob will be removed
     * collection(optional) - collection from which the keys shall
       be removed; if no collection set, the default collection
       will be used;

   MI FIFO Command Format:
opensips-cli -x mi cache_remove_chunk "keyprefix*" collection

Chapter 2. Frequently Asked Questions

   2.1.

   What happened with old cache_table_size parameter?

   The parameter was removed because it was redundant. Since the
   addition of collections, the old hash now belongs to the
   default collection. This collection is created every time and
   it has a default size of 512. The size can be changed by
   setting the default collection size using cache_collections
   paramter.

Chapter 3. Contributors

3.1. By Commit Statistics

   Table 3.1. Top contributors by DevScore^(1), authored
   commits^(2) and lines added/removed^(3)
     Name DevScore Commits Lines ++ Lines --
   1. Vlad Paiu (@vladpaiu) 32 10 1155 693
   2. Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu) 25 16 509 226
   3. Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu) 22 16 127 191
   4. Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu) 16 14 46 50
   5. Anca Vamanu 13 5 739 54
   6. Andrei Dragus 9 4 182 181
   7. Fabian Gast (@fgast) 9 3 517 48
   8. Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita) 9 3 513 55
   9. Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea) 7 5 8 6
   10. Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax) 5 3 9 10

   All remaining contributors: Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov), Dusan
   Klinec (@ph4r05), Ryan Bullock (@rrb3942), Julián Moreno
   Patiño, Zero King (@l2dy).

   (1) DevScore = author_commits + author_lines_added /
   (project_lines_added / project_commits) + author_lines_deleted
   / (project_lines_deleted / project_commits)

   (2) including any documentation-related commits, excluding
   merge commits. Regarding imported patches/code, we do our best
   to count the work on behalf of the proper owner, as per the
   "fix_authors" and "mod_renames" arrays in
   opensips/doc/build-contrib.sh. If you identify any
   patches/commits which do not get properly attributed to you,
   please submit a pull request which extends "fix_authors" and/or
   "mod_renames".

   (3) ignoring whitespace edits, renamed files and auto-generated
   files

3.2. By Commit Activity

   Table 3.2. Most recently active contributors^(1) to this module
                      Name                   Commit Activity
   1.  Maksym Sobolyev (@sobomax)          Jan 2021 - Feb 2023
   2.  Vlad Patrascu (@rvlad-patrascu)     Jan 2017 - Oct 2022
   3.  Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu)         Mar 2014 - Aug 2022
   4.  Zero King (@l2dy)                   Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
   5.  Peter Lemenkov (@lemenkov)          Jun 2018 - Feb 2020
   6.  Razvan Crainea (@razvancrainea)     Aug 2015 - Sep 2019
   7.  Bogdan-Andrei Iancu (@bogdan-iancu) Jan 2009 - Apr 2019
   8.  Fabian Gast (@fgast)                Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
   9.  Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita)   Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
   10. Julián Moreno Patiño                Feb 2016 - Feb 2016

   All remaining contributors: Dusan Klinec (@ph4r05), Ryan
   Bullock (@rrb3942), Vlad Paiu (@vladpaiu), Andrei Dragus, Anca
   Vamanu.

   (1) including any documentation-related commits, excluding
   merge commits

Chapter 4. Documentation

4.1. Contributors

   Last edited by: Liviu Chircu (@liviuchircu), Vlad Patrascu
   (@rvlad-patrascu), Zero King (@l2dy), Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
   (@bogdan-iancu), Fabian Gast (@fgast), Peter Lemenkov
   (@lemenkov), Ionut Ionita (@ionutrazvanionita), Vlad Paiu
   (@vladpaiu), Andrei Dragus, Anca Vamanu.

   Documentation Copyrights:

   Copyright © 2009 Anca-Maria Vamanu
