simple TTL cache, and cache repo; excellent Promise/async deduper (JavaScript, TypeScript)

cacher.ts

export function cacher<T>(thunk: () => Promise<T>, ttlSeconds = 60) {
  const noCache: unique symbol = Symbol("cache");
  let cache: Promise<T> | symbol = noCache;

  return function execThunk(): Promise<T> {
    if (typeof cache !== "symbol") {
      return cache;
    }

    cache = thunk();

    setTimeout(() => {
      cache = noCache;
    }, 1000 * ttlSeconds);

    return cache;
  };
}

// This cache repo is really just a map of cache keys to cachers
// callback is the function to cache, props are the call arguments
export function cacheRepo<Props, Result, This = any>(
  callback: (this: This, props: Props) => Promise<Result>,
  ttlSeconds = 60
) {
  const repo = new Map<string, () => Promise<Result>>();

  return function execCallback(this: This, props: Props): Promise<Result> {
    const cacheKey = JSON.stringify(props);

    let myCacher = repo.get(cacheKey);
    if (myCacher) {
      return myCacher();
    }

    const myThunk = () => callback.call(this, props);
    myCacher = cacher(myThunk, ttlSeconds);

    repo.set(cacheKey, myCacher);

    setTimeout(() => {
      // Note: this critical delete step helps minimize the cache mem size, avoid mem leaks
      repo.delete(cacheKey);
    }, 1000 * ttlSeconds);

    return myCacher();
  };
}