#34276: LocMemCache not working for multiple threads
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Reporter: dhiegomaga | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Component: Uncategorized | Version: 4.1
Severity: Normal | Keywords: LocMemCache
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 | Easy pickings: 0
UI/UX: 0 |
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I have a thread that is initialized on apps.py in a given app in django.
This thread updates the value of a `counter` that is saved in cache, using
`django.core.cache`.
Also I have a view that returns the value of the same cache, in an
endpoint:
{{{
# jobs.py
import threading
import time
from django.core.cache import cache
class MyThread:
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.t = threading.Thread(target=UdpReceiver.receiverLoop,
args=(self,))
self.t.daemon = True
self.count = 1
def receiverLoop(self):
global udpTempVar
while self.running:
time.sleep(3)
self.count += 1
cache.set('count', self.count)
def start(self):
self.running = True
self.t.start()
def stop(self):
self.running = False
# --------------
# apps.py
from django.apps import AppConfig
import os
class MyAppConfig(AppConfig):
default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
name = "MyApp"
def ready(self) -> None:
from .jobs import MyThread
t= MyThread()
if os.environ.get('RUN_MAIN', None) != 'true':
t.start()
# return super().ready()
# --------------
# views.py
from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.core.cache import cache
# ... other imports
def getCurrentCount(request):
global cache
if request.method == 'GET':
return JsonResponse({
'count': cache.get('count')
})
}}}
I am using
(LocMemCache)[https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/topics/cache/#local-
memory-caching] in settings.py:
{{{
CACHES = {
'default': {
'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
}
}
}}}
But when I try to log the result of `cache.get('count')`, it returns
`None`.
The documentation clearly states:
"This cache is **per-process** (see below) and thread-safe."
"Note that each process will have its own private cache instance, which
means no **cross-process caching is possible**. "
I have the impression that they meant the cache is **per-thread** , not **
per-process** . Both my threads are on the same process, so they should
share the same caching, according to the documentation. It also
emphasizes, **no cross-process caching is possible**. It doesn't say **no
cross-threading caching is possible**. But reading other resources I found
online, it seems this is not shared even among threads, so the
documentation is wrong, or there is a bug in this version of Django.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/34276>
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