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PHP Exceptions will also not be cached.\n\n### cache_remember()\n\nGet a value from the object cache, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(callable) $callback\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe callback used to generate and cache the value.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $group\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The cache group. Default is empty.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(int) $expire\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The number of seconds before the cache entry should expire. Default is 0 (as long as possible).\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n#### Example\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\cache_remember;\n\nfunction get_latest_posts()\n{\n    return cache_remember('latest', function () {\n        return new WP_Query([\n            'posts_per_page' =\u003e 5,\n            'orderby'        =\u003e 'post_date',\n            'order'          =\u003e 'desc',\n        ]);\n    }, 'posts', HOUR_IN_SECONDS);\n}\n```\n\n### cache_forget()\n\nGet and subsequently delete a value from the object cache.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $group\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The cache group. Default is empty.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(mixed) $default\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in the object cache. Default is null.\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n#### Example\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\cache_forget;\n\nfunction display_error_message()\n{\n    $error_message = cache_forget('form_errors', 'my-cache-group', false);\n\n    if ($error_message) {\n        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;\n    }\n}\n```\n\n### transient_remember()\n\nGet a value from the transients, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(callable) $callback\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe callback used to generate and cache the value.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(int) $expire\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The number of seconds before the cache entry should expire. Default is 0 (as long as possible).\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n#### Example\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\transient_remember;\n\nfunction get_tweets()\n{\n    $user_id = get_current_user_id();\n    $key     = 'latest_tweets_' . $user_id;\n\n    return transient_remember($key, function () use ($user_id) {\n        return get_latest_tweets_for_user($user_id);\n    }, 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS);\n}\n```\n\n### transient_forget()\n\nGet and subsequently delete a value from the transients.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(mixed) $default\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\transient_forget;\n\nfunction display_error_message()\n{\n    $error_message = transient_forget('form_errors', false);\n\n    if ($error_message) {\n        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;\n    }\n}\n```\n\n### site_transient_remember()\n\nGet a value from the transients, if one doesn't exist, run the given callback to generate and cache the value.\n\nThis function shares arguments and behavior with [`transient_remember()`](#transient_remember), but works network-wide when using WordPress Multisite.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(mixed) $default\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\site_transient_remember;\n\nfunction get_tweets()\n{\n    $user_id = get_current_user_id();\n    $key     = 'latest_tweets_' . $user_id;\n\n    return site_transient_remember($key, function () use ($user_id) {\n        return get_latest_tweets_for_user($user_id);\n    }, 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS);\n}\n```\n\n### site_transient_forget()\n\nGet and subsequently delete a value from the site transients.\n\nThis function shares arguments and behavior with [`transient_forget()`](#transient_forget), but works network-wide when using WordPress Multisite.\n\n#### Parameters\n\n\u003cdl\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(string) $key\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eThe cache key.\u003c/dd\u003e\n    \u003cdt\u003e(mixed) $default\u003c/dt\u003e\n    \u003cdd\u003eOptional. The default value to return if the given key doesn't exist in transients. Default is null.\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\n```php\nuse function Helick\\CacheHelpers\\site_transient_forget;\n\nfunction display_error_message()\n{\n    $error_message = site_transient_forget('form_errors', false);\n\n    if ($error_message) {\n        echo 'An error occurred: ' . $error_message;\n    }\n}\n```\n\n## Contributing\n\nPlease see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE_OF_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.\n\n## Security\n\nIf you discover any security related issues, please email evgenii@helick.io instead of using the issue tracker.\n\n## Credits\n\n- [Evgenii Nasyrov][link-author]\n- [All Contributors][link-contributors]\n\n## License\n\nThe MIT License (MIT). 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