def get(self, key):
"""
Retrieves an object from cache ensuring the specified key is properly formatted.
Calls to this method will send either ``cache_miss`` or ``cache_hit`` signals
depeding on whether the result of django ``cache.get()`` is None or not respectively.``
:param string key: Cache key to retrieve
:returns: Result of Django ``cache.get()``
"""
key = self.make_key(key)
val = _cache.get(key)
# Django cache backend explicitly returns `None` on a miss
if val is None:
cache_miss.send(sender=self, key=key)
return val
def get_or_prime(self, key, primer=''):
"""
Gets an object from cache or primes the cache with a specified primer
if the specified key does not exist in cache.
:param string key: Cache key to retrieve
:param primer: Specific value to prime the cache with if no key exists
:returns: Two-tuple (value, primed) where primed indicates if cache was primed
"""
key = self.make_key(key)
if _cache.add(key, primer, timeout=settings.CACHE_AGE):
logger.debug('Primed cache key %s with %s for age %s' % (key, primer, settings.CACHE_AGE))
cache_miss.send(sender=self, key=key)
return primer, True
else:
cache_hit.send(sender=self, key=key)
return _cache.get(key), False