1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/174bg/discord-bot/source/utilities/cache.js b/174bg/discord-bot/source/utilities/cache.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..229a3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/174bg/discord-bot/source/utilities/cache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ * Utility module for caching arbitrary JSON-serializable values to disk with an expiry,
+ * to avoid re-fetching data (e.g. from external APIs) more often than necessary.
+ *
+ * Cache entries are stored under `.cache/<namespace>/<hashed-key>.json` at the project root.
+ */
+
+import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const CACHE_ROOT = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..", "..", ".cache");
+
+function keyToFileName(key) {
+    return `${createHash("sha256").update(key).digest("hex")}.json`;
+}
+
+async function readEntry(namespace, key) {
+    const filePath = path.join(CACHE_ROOT, namespace, keyToFileName(key));
+
+    try {
+        const { expiresAt, data } = JSON.parse(await readFile(filePath, "utf-8"));
+
+        if (Date.now() >= expiresAt) return undefined;
+
+        return data;
+    } catch {
+        // missing, unreadable, or corrupt cache entry - treat as a cache miss
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+async function writeEntry(namespace, key, data, ttlMs) {
+    const dir = path.join(CACHE_ROOT, namespace);
+
+    await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+        path.join(dir, keyToFileName(key)),
+        JSON.stringify({ expiresAt: Date.now() + ttlMs, data }),
+    );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the cached value for `key` within `namespace` if it exists and hasn't expired.
+ * Otherwise, calls `fetcher`, caches its result for `ttlMs` milliseconds, and returns it.
+ * @param {string} namespace - Subdirectory under `.cache` to group related entries (e.g. "uex").
+ * @param {string} key - Unique identifier for this cached value within the namespace.
+ * @param {number} ttlMs - How long the cached value should remain valid, in milliseconds.
+ * @param {() => Promise<any>} fetcher - Called to produce a fresh value on a cache miss.
+ */
+export async function cached(namespace, key, ttlMs, fetcher) {
+    const existing = await readEntry(namespace, key);
+    if (existing !== undefined) return existing;
+
+    const data = await fetcher();
+
+    // don't cache failed/empty lookups so they get retried on the next call
+    if (data !== null && data !== undefined) {
+        await writeEntry(namespace, key, data, ttlMs);
+    }
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+export default { cached };