Simple WordPress Database Caching Class for Developers

So this class is very simple class inspired by PyroCache. The idea here is to give developers an easy way to implement caching in their plugins/themes even when the user does not have W3 Total Cache or some other plugin enabled.

Github: https://github.com/mikevanwinkle/Simple-WordPress-Database-Caching/

//in your functions.php or plugin loader 
include_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/wpcachedb.php');
$GLOBALS['wpdb'] = new WPCacheDB( DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME, DB_HOST );

//elsewhere in your code.
global $wpdb;
$query = $wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->prefix}posts WHERE ID = %d ",2);
//by running the cache method, you automatically check for cached results of this query and create a cache if one does not exist
$posts = $wpdb->cache('get_row',$query,'OBJECT','posts');

//Don't forget to clear the cache at the appropriate time
add_action('save_post','my_clearing_function');
function my_clearing_function($post_id) {
    WPCacheDB::clear('posts');
}

This example replaces the global instance of $wpdb with the child class. I only recommend this usage when developing a custom site where you know exactly what other plugins are in use. For plugin and theme development you could just as easily do the following:

//in your functions.php or plugin loader 
global $dbcache;
include_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/wpcachedb.php');
$dbcache = new WPCacheDB( DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME, DB_HOST );

//elsewhere in you code.
global $dbcache;
$query = $dbcache->prepare("SELECT * FROM {$dbcache->prefix}posts WHERE ID = %d ",2);
//by running the cache method, you automatically check for cached results of this query and create a cache if one does not exist
$posts = $dbcache->cache('get_row',$query,'OBJECT','posts');

//Don't forget to clear the cache at the appropriate time
add_action('save_post','my_clearing_function');
function my_clearing_function($post_id) {
    WPCacheDB::clear('posts');
}

This example is less intrusive and would ensure that your plugin is playing nice with the other kids in the sandbox.