decision function to evict cache on expiration

delete_expired.go

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ func (cache *myCache) deleteExpired() {
 
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
 	for k, v := range cache.items {
+		if cache.decisionFunc != nil && !cache.decisionFunc(v) {
+			continue
+		}
 		if v.expiration > 0 && now > v.expiration {
 			delete(cache.items, k)
 		}

my_cache.go

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type myCache struct {
-	mutex       sync.Mutex
-	items       map[string]*value
-	expireAfter int64
+	mutex        sync.Mutex
+	items        map[string]*value
+	expireAfter  int64
+	decisionFunc func(v interface{}) bool
 }
 
 func NewCache() Cache {
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ func NewCache() Cache {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCacheWithSweeper(interval, expireAfter time.Duration) Cache {
+func NewCacheWithSweeper(interval, expireAfter time.Duration, decisionFunc func(v interface{}) bool) Cache {
 	c := &myCache{
-		items:       make(map[string]*value),
-		expireAfter: expireAfter.Nanoseconds(),
+		items:        make(map[string]*value),
+		expireAfter:  expireAfter.Nanoseconds(),
+		decisionFunc: decisionFunc,
 	}
 
 	if interval > 0 && expireAfter > 0 {