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Good day ! Can I mix Time-based and Reference-based stategy ? I want cache based on SoftReference with 5 minute lifecycles, can I get it from box ?

Aleksandr Karpov
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You can compose most features together, unless documented as incompatible. In those cases an exception will be thrown by the builder.

Cache<K, V> cache = Caffeine.newBuilder()
    .expireAfterWrite(5, TimeUnit.MINUTES) // or Duration.ofMinutes(5)
    .softValues()
    .build();

Please be aware that soft references have a performance impact on the garbage collector and can be finicky. A maximum size is generally preferred, all else being equal.

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