colour.utilities.CACHE_REGISTRY

colour.utilities.CACHE_REGISTRY = <colour.utilities.common.CacheRegistry object>

Provide a registry for managing mapping-based caches.

The registry maintains a collection of named caches that can be registered, cleared, and unregistered. Each cache operates as a dictionary-like mapping for storing key-value pairs.

Attributes

• registry

Methods

• __init__()

• __str__()

• register_cache()

• unregister_cache()

• clear_cache()

• clear_all_caches()

Examples

>>> cache_registry = CacheRegistry()
>>> cache_a = cache_registry.register_cache("Cache A")
>>> cache_a["Foo"] = "Bar"
>>> cache_b = cache_registry.register_cache("Cache B")
>>> cache_b["John"] = "Doe"
>>> cache_b["Luke"] = "Skywalker"
>>> print(cache_registry)
{'Cache A': '1 item(s)', 'Cache B': '2 item(s)'}
>>> cache_registry.clear_cache("Cache A")
>>> print(cache_registry)
{'Cache A': '0 item(s)', 'Cache B': '2 item(s)'}
>>> cache_registry.unregister_cache("Cache B")
>>> print(cache_registry)
{'Cache A': '0 item(s)'}
>>> print(cache_b)
{}