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Configurable cache parameters

neondatabase/neon
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Rust

Cache configurations should be runtime-configurable rather than hardcoded, with support for dynamic resizing when configuration changes. This practice improves adaptability to varying workloads and environments without requiring service restarts.

Caching Rust

Reviewer Prompt

Cache configurations should be runtime-configurable rather than hardcoded, with support for dynamic resizing when configuration changes. This practice improves adaptability to varying workloads and environments without requiring service restarts.

When implementing caches:

  1. Define cache capacities as configurable parameters: ```rust // Instead of this: const REL_SIZE_CACHE_CAPACITY: usize = 1024;

// Do this: #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)] pub struct TenantConfig { pub relsize_snapshot_cache_capacity: usize, // other config parameters… }


2. Implement handlers to resize caches when configuration changes:
```rust
fn tenant_conf_updated(&self, new_conf: TenantConfig) {
    // Update the cache capacity when config changes
    let mut cache = self.rel_size_cache.write().unwrap();
    cache.resize_capacity(new_conf.relsize_snapshot_cache_capacity);
}
  1. Handle existing entries properly during cache operations to prevent memory leaks:
    fn insert(&mut self, key: K, value: V) {
     if self.cache.contains_key(&key) {
         // Handle existing entry - consider evicting old entry, 
         // updating statistics, or queueing for cleanup
         self.deletion_queue.send(key.clone());
     }
     self.cache.insert(key, value);
    }
    

This approach ensures that caches can be tuned for optimal performance based on actual usage patterns without service disruptions, and properly manages the lifecycle of cached entries.

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