Using multiple cache implementations with Spring Cache

Question

I'm working on a Spring Boot app where I need to use both distributed (e.g. Hazelcast) and local (e.g. Guava) caches. Is there a way to configure Spring Cache to use both when using @Cacheable and decide which implementation is needed based on the cache name?

I tried with creating a configuration for both HZ and Guava defining the cache names inside, but Spring complains that it couldn't find the cache name that is supposed to handled by HZ. When I use exclusively HZ or Guava they work.

Answer 1

Which implementation is needed based on the cache name?

Not based on the cache name, but yes - based on the CacheManager it is possible. Declare one of them as @Primary CacheManager, as follows:

@Configuration
@EnableCaching
@PropertySource(value = { "classpath:/cache.properties" })
public class CacheConfig {

    @Bean
    @Primary
    public CacheManager hazelcastCacheManager() {
        ClientConfig config = new ClientConfig();
        HazelcastInstance client = HazelcastClient.newHazelcastClient(config);
        return new HazelcastCacheManager(client);
    }

    @Bean
    public CacheManager guavaCacheManager() {
         GuavaCacheManager cacheManager = new GuavaCacheManager("mycache");
           CacheBuilder<Object, Object> cacheBuilder = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
           .maximumSize(100)
           .expireAfterWrite(10, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
           cacheManager.setCacheBuilder(cacheBuilder);
           return cacheManager;
    }

}

and specify it at class level as:

@Service
@CacheConfig(cacheManager="hazelcastCacheManager")
public class EmployeeServiceImpl implements IEmployeeService {

}

or at method level as:

@Service
public class EmployeeServiceImpl implements IEmployeeService {

    @Override
    @Cacheable(value = "EMPLOYEE_", key = "#id", cacheManager= "guavaCacheManager")
    public Employee getEmployee(int id) {
        return new Employee(id, "A");
    }

}

If you have to stick with Cache name only, then you can multiple CacheManager.