Module hunt_cache

Speed up hunt with caching.

Classes

HuntCache
A HuntCache object represents a particular "hunt cache" a file that stores hunt results for re-use.

Functions

int

dhm_to_seconds(dhms)
Interpret the given string as a time interval with units.

str

canonicalize_key(cache_key)
Return the string form of the key, with keys sorted and key-value pairs concatenated using the standard delimiter.

Variables

logger = log.get_output_logger('jobc.cache')

cache_name = 'hunt_cache'

delim = '!'

__package__ = 'schrodinger.job'

Function Details

Interpret the given string as a time interval with units.

Parameters:

Returns: int

the interval in seconds

Return the string form of the key, with keys sorted and key-value pairs concatenated using the standard delimiter.

This string form of the cache key is used in the cache file.

Parameters:

cache_key - a dict of hunt settings, representing a particular hunt request.

Returns: str

a string, composed of the key-value pairs from the cache key, concatentated in a standard order.