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caching [2022/02/09 16:38]
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caching [2022/03/28 20:01] (current)
yves [Tile caching]
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 We have a strategy where cache is deleted after a retention period automatically and no new cache is created if there is not enough disk space. We have a strategy where cache is deleted after a retention period automatically and no new cache is created if there is not enough disk space.
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 +There'​s a [[settings_image#​cache_settings|separate configuration page for cache settings]]
  
 ==== Tile caching ==== ==== Tile caching ====
  
-PMA.core will not cache tiles or thumbnails if there is not enough disk space (as defined in the [[settings]]).+Extracted tiles from [[https://​realdata.pathomation.com/​what-whole-slide-images-wsis-are-made-of/​|WSIs]] are stored in a cache repository. This is Just In Time (JIT) caching: the tiles are only stored in the cache after being generated for the first time. 
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 +When many people look at the same slide, they are typically interested in the same regions of interest and slide details. This means that as a system is used over time, almost all of its accessed content will be available through the tile cache. Tile caching in this regard also makes PMA.core a much more scalable system than it would be without this mechanism. 
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 +PMA.core will not cache tiles or thumbnails if there is not enough disk space (as defined in the [[settings_image#​cache_settings|settings]]).
  
 ==== Cloud caching ==== ==== Cloud caching ====
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 +Slides that are retrieved through cloud storage like S3 or Azure, benefit from an additional layer of caching.
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 +{{ :​cache_structure.png?​nolink&​400 |}}
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 +Based on requests received from clients, PMA.core will retrieve part of the original slide from cloud storage, and keep that in a local cache repository. From that //data chunk// eventual tiles are extracted.
  
 ==== Troubleshooting ==== ==== Troubleshooting ====
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 you can take this to a higher extreme and assume you have 100GB free space on a 100GB disk and you receive 100s of requests for "Image Info". This will again cause PMA.core to store chunks of 100s of images to the disk simultaneously,​ and may end up in a full disk (without breaking any rule). you can take this to a higher extreme and assume you have 100GB free space on a 100GB disk and you receive 100s of requests for "Image Info". This will again cause PMA.core to store chunks of 100s of images to the disk simultaneously,​ and may end up in a full disk (without breaking any rule).
  
-After this point nothing works, because PMA.core doesn'​t know what to delete; all the cache is fresh. ​+After this point nothing works, because PMA.core doesn'​t know what to delete; all the cache is fresh. ​You now have to purge the cache folder(s) manually, after which the build process may re-commence (you may also provide more storage for your cache repositories this time around). 
  
  
  
  
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