cache-tags

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Cache Tags is an npm library (v2.9.1) that adds cache tagging for bulk invalidation, supporting Redis (single node and cluster) as the backend. It wraps the ioredis client to allow associating cache entries with tags, enabling listing entries by tag and invalidating all entries for a tag atomically. Inspired by Drupal 8 and Laravel cache tags, it has a low release cadence and is tested against Redis clusters. Key differentiators include simple tag-based get/set/invalidation and listing operations.

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npm install cache-tags

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · CACHE-TAGS

cache-tags

databasejavascriptv2.9.1

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

TaggableCache

✓ import { TaggableCache } from 'cache-tags'

✗ const TaggableCache = require('cache-tags')

Package is ESM-only? Actually README shows require, so CJS is supported. Both patterns work.

default

✓ import CacheTags from 'cache-tags'

✗ const CacheTags = require('cache-tags').default

Default export may not exist; prefer named import TaggableCache.

TaggableCache

✓ const { TaggableCache } = require('cache-tags')

✗ const TaggableCache = require('cache-tags').TaggableCache

CJS destructuring works; direct property access also works but less idiomatic.

Demonstrates set/get with tags, listing entries by tag, and invalidation of all entries for a tag.

const { TaggableCache: Redis } = require('cache-tags'); const redis = new Redis('127.0.0.1:6379'); Promise.resolve() .then(() => Promise.all([ redis.tags(['first-tag']).set('entry1', 'Lorem', 1234), redis.tags(['first-tag', 'boring']).set('entry2', 'Ipsum', 2324), ]) ) .then(() => Promise.all([ redis.tags(['first-tag']).get('entry1'), redis.get('entry2'), ]) ) .then(console.log) .then(() => redis.tags(['first-tag']).list()) .then(console.log) .then(() => redis.tags(['boring']).list()) .then(console.log) .then(() => redis.tags(['first-tag']).invalidate()) .then(() => Promise.all([ redis.tags(['first-tag']).get('entry1'), redis.get('entry2'), ]) ) .then(console.log);

Debug

Known issues

breakingRequires Redis server – no in-memory fallback.

fix

Install and run Redis before using the library.

affects: >=1.0.0

deprecatedThe constructor TaggableCache constructor expects ioredis config – not a direct ioredis instance.

fix

Pass connection options (string or object) as constructor argument.

affects: >=1.0.0 <3.0.0

gotchaTagged mode returns a different object – do not reuse the tagged cache client after calling invalidate().

fix

Re-enter tagged mode via redis.tags() after each invalidate() call.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaKeys with same tag but different TTL: invalidation removes them all regardless of expiration.

fix

Be aware that invalidation is tag-based, not TTL-based.

affects: >=1.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Redis connection to 127.0.0.1:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED

Redis server is not running or not reachable.

fix

Start Redis: `redis-server` (or verify host/port).

TypeError: redis.tags is not a function

Attempting to call .tags() on a regular ioredis instance, not a TaggableCache instance.

fix

Ensure you used `const { TaggableCache: Redis } = require('cache-tags');` and not `const Redis = require('ioredis');`.

TypeError: redis.tags(...).set is not a function

Calling .set() on the result of .tags() before entering tagged mode correctly.

fix

Use `.tags(['my-tag']).set(key, value, ttl)` – note the array of tags, not a string.

Upgrade

Version history

2.9.1latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

ioredisrequiredThe library wraps ioredis to provide tagged caching on top of Redis

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/e0ipso/cache-tags ↗

packagecache-tags ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/e0ipso/cache-tags#readme ↗