Disk backed dictionary/cache for c#

Question

I\'m looking for a drop in solution for caching large-ish amounts of data.

related questions but for different languages:

• Python Disk-Based Dictionary

Answer 1

I've partially poprted EhCache Java application to .NET The distributed caching is not yet implemented, but on a single node, all original UnitTests pass. Full OpenSource:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/thecache/

I can create a binary drop if you need it (only sourcecode is availble now)

Answer 2

What you really want is a B-Tree. That's the primary data structure that a database uses. It's designed to enable you to efficiently swap portions of a data structure to and from disk as needed.

I don't know of any widely used, high quality standalone B-Tree implementations for C#.

However, an easy way to get one would be to use a Sql Compact database. The Sql Compact engine will run in-process, so you don't need a seperate service running. It will give you a b-tree, but without all the headaches. You can just use SQL to access the data.

Answer 3

you can use the MS application block with disk based cache solution

Answer 4

Try looking at NCache here also.

I am not affiliated with this company. I've just downloaded and tested their free express version.