Recipes Overview
The recipes here are concise examples for specific use cases that will help you get started with Ehcache.
The following sections provide a documentation Table of Contents and additional information about Recipes.
Recipes Table of Contents
| Recipe | Description |
|---|---|
| Web Page and Fragment Caching | How to use the included Servlet Filters to cache web pages and web page fragments. |
| Configure a Grails App for Clustering | How to configure a Grails Application for clustered Hibernate 2nd Level Cache. |
| Data Freshness and Expiration | How to maintain cache “freshness” by configuring TTL and data expiration properly. |
| Caching Empty Values | Why caching empty values can be desirable to deflect load from the database. |
| Database Read Overload | When many readers simultaneously request the same data element, it is called the “Thundering Herd” problem. How to prevent it in a single JVM or a clustered configuration. |
| Database Write Overload | Writing to the database is a bottleneck. Configure the Ehcach Write-behind feature to offload database writes. |
| Caching methods with Spring Annotations | Adding caching to methods using the Ehcache Annotations for Spring project. |
| Cache Wrapper | A simple class to make accessing Ehcache easier for simple use cases. |
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