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Windows Azure - Caching - How to get all cache items

I used the following method in asp.net to retrieve all caches (then I remove some caches based on the regular expression pattern).

IDictionaryEnumerator caches = HttpContext.Current.Cache.GetEnumerator();

I found GetObjects* but they are only available in Windows Sever AppFabric.

Is there any equivalent in Windows Azure AppFabric Caching?

Solution

  • In its current manifestation, no. You will need to know which keys there are/you need to get and set appropriate timeouts if you don't want to keep track of your cache items. Also missing are regions, tags and notifications which (for many use-cases) would offer a perfect workaround/efficient alternative to getting all cache-items or keys.

    If you are unhappy with the state of azure caching you could put your frustration here or there.