package:safe_local_storage #

🗃️ A safe caching library to read/write values on local storage.

Features #

• Atomic : A write either succeeds completely or fails completely, cache is never left in corrupt state.
• Safe to concurrency : Multiple concurrent async write operations keep correct order & isolation is maintained.
• Roll-back support : In case of corruption, old state will be restored & saved values will remain safe. Safety to:
  • Closing application in the middle of on-going write.
  • Forcibly killing process.
  • Power failure.
• Minimal : 100% Dart, are no native calls. Just reads/writes your values in a very safe manner.
• Customizable cache location : You decide where your app's cache is kept, matching your project's model.
• Isolate friendly : Data is deserialized/serialized on another isolate during read or write.
• Well tested : Learn more.
• Correctly handles long file-paths on Windows : Learn more.

Install #

Add in your pubspec.yaml.

dependencies:
  safe_local_storage: ^1.0.0

Example #

Basics #

A minimal example to get started.

/// Create a [SafeLocalStorage] object, decide where you want to keep your cache.
final storage = SafeLocalStorage('/path/to/your/cache/file.json');
/// Write your data, will be stored locally.
await storage.write(
  {
    'foo': 'bar',
  },
);
/// Perform read.
final data = await storage.read();
print(data);
/// {foo: bar}

Fallback #

Set the fallback value. This is returned by the read if:

• No existing cache is found.
• Cache was found in corrupt state & roll-back failed (never going to happen).

final storage = SafeLocalStorage(
  '/path/to/your/cache/file.json',
  /// Set the [fallback] value for this instance of cache storage.
  fallback: {
    'default_value': 0,
    'msg': 'No existing cache found.',
  },
);
print(await storage.read());
/// {default_value: 0, msg: No existing cache found.}

Delete #

Remove the cache file & clean-up the transaction records & history.

final storage = SafeLocalStorage(
  '/path/to/your/cache/file.json',
);
await storage.write(
  {
    'foo': 'bar',
  },
);
await storage.delete();

Location #

Giving raw control over the cache's location is a good thing for some.

Generally speaking, you can use this getter to get location for a new cache file in your app:

Still, it's not a good idea to store all the values in one single file.

import 'dart:io';

import 'package:path/path.dart';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';

/// Create [SafeLocalStorage].
final storage = SafeLocalStorage(location);

/// A getter for default cache location, specific to your app.
String get location {
  switch (Platform.operatingSystem) {
    case 'windows':
      return join(
        Platform.environment['USERPROFILE']!,
        'AppData',
        'Roaming',
        'YOUR_APP_NAME',
        'cache.json',
      );
    case 'linux':
      return join(
        Platform.environment['HOME']!,
        '.config',
        'YOUR_APP_NAME',
        'cache.json',
      );
    case 'android':
      /// From `package:path_provider`.
      return getExternalStorageDirectory();
    default:
      throw Exception(
          'No implementation found for platform: ${Platform.operatingSystem}');
  }
}

License #

Copyright © 2022, Hitesh Kumar Saini <[email protected]>

This project & the work under this repository is governed by MIT license that can be found in the LICENSE file.