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# Zongsoft.Caching

Responsibilities and main types of the Zongsoft.Caching namespace.

`Zongsoft.Caching` provides cache abstraction and memory cache implementation in the core class library to support in-process caching, cache expiration, capacity control, buffer refresh and cache event notification.

## Main Responsibilities

* Define cache access abstractions such as `IDistributedCache`.
* Provides in-process cache implementation and configuration such as `MemoryCache` and `MemoryCacheOptions`.
* Express cache expiration policies, cache priorities, eviction reasons, and cache change events.
* Provides `Spooler<T>` asynchronous buffer for batch refresh of high-frequency writes.
* Provide unified cache dependencies for other modules instead of directly binding a specific cache implementation.

## Type

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref">Page</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>MemoryCache</strong></td><td>In-process caching, expiration policies, dependency tokens, retirement events, and capacity reminders.</td><td><a href="/documentation/en/framework/core/caching/memory-cache.md">Cache</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Spooler&#x3C;T></strong></td><td>Channel-based asynchronous buffer for batch refresh of high-frequency writes.</td><td><a href="/documentation/en/framework/core/caching/spooler.md">Spooler</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Related Resources

* [Caching source code directory](https://github.com/Zongsoft/framework/tree/main/Zongsoft.Core/src/Caching)


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