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zsh-smartcache
A Zsh plugin to cache command output to boost shell startup.
What it does
It basically has the same functionality as evalcache, except that
- It will automatically update the cache and inform you, while evalcache will never update the cache until you clear them. This operation is done in the background, so it has no effect on the satrtup time.
- It also supports caching completions. (experimental)
Benchmark
Here are some benchmark results. (CPU: Ryzen 3700X)
Benchmarked by hyperfine 'zsh -ic exit'
and comparing the differences.
command | version | raw eval | zsh-smartcache | evalcache |
---|---|---|---|---|
rbenv init | 1.2.0 | ~48ms | ~23.5ms | ~23.5ms |
hub alias | 2.14.2 | ~2.5ms | ~1.5ms | ~1.5ms |
scmpuff init | 0.5.0 | ~2.5ms | ~2ms | ~2ms |
Some changes from evalcache's results:
- Only the subsequent runs are recorded. The first run has a fixed extra cost (~1ms) on the MD5 hash computation.
- Speedup of
rbenv init
is much lower, since the command output now includesrbenv
calls, which are super slow. hub alias
andscmpuff init
are superfast now.
Usage
Eval
eval "$(rbenv init -)"
# change to
smartcache eval rbenv init -
Completion
rustup completions zsh > ~/.zfunc/_rustup
fpath+=~/.zfunc
# change to
smartcache comp rustup completions zsh
Configuration
ZSH_SMARTCACHE_DIR
: cache files storage, default to${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/zsh-smartcache
.