The CachingInventoryManager is also included in the ATG Commerce out-of-the-box implementation. The CachingInventoryManager caches any read-only data for quick display to the site user. It is configured with a Cache and an UncachedInventoryManager.

The uncachedInventoryManager property of the CachingInventoryManager refers to any implementation of the InventoryManager API. It is recommended that the uncachedInventoryManager property refer to an instance of the RepositoryInventoryManager.

All methods are passed to the UncachedInventoryManager, except for

These methods work by asking the cache for the item with the requested ID. The needed property value is then read from the cached item.

If a method is called that changes a property of an inventory item, then that item’s cached value is invalidated and will be reloaded the next time it is needed. If the CachingInventoryManager is used, it should be used for all inventory operations or it could return invalid results. Invalid results could occur if some updates are made directly to the InventoryManager referred to by the uncachedInventoryManager property (as opposed to through the CachingInventoryManager). This is because the changes made outside of the CachingInventoryManager will not have invalidated the cache.

The flushCache method flushes the existing cache data. The flushCache method flushes the entire cache. flushCache(List) flushes the entry for each ID in list.

The CachingInventoryManager does not actually perform inventory management. It relies on another implementation of the InventoryManager interface. Therefore, if you provide your own implementation of the InventoryManager interface, instant caching can be configured using the CachingInventoryManager and setting its uncachedInventoryManager property to your implementation.

InventoryCache

InventoryCache is the cache used by the CachingInventoryManager. It can be found at /atg/commerce/inventory/InventoryCache in the component browser of the ACC. It is an instance of atg.service.cache.Cache. If the inventory data changes, resulting in stale data in the cache, it is possible to flush the cache. This class includes a public void method flush that can be accessed through the component browser. It flushes all the entries from the caching. For more information, see the Caching the Inventory section.

The following table describes the properties of the InventoryCache component that you can use to define your cache policies:

maximumCacheEntries

The maximum number of elements in the cache. If set to 0, nothing will be cached. If set to –1, there is no limit on how many elements can be in the cache.

maximumCacheSize

The maximum memory size of the cache.

maximumEntrySize

The maximum memory size of a single entry in the cache.

maximumEntryLifetime

The maximum number of milliseconds that an entry will live in the cache. *

* By default, the maximumEntryLifetime property is set to 7,200,000 (2 hours) in the live configuration. The Pioneer Cycling and Motorprise reference applications override this value and change it to 60,000 (1 minute). This frequent update time is recommended during development, so that information will be updated rapidly.

 
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