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Doctrine Redis Cache Bundle Laravel Package
stfalcon-studio/doctrine-redis-cache-bundle
Symfony bundle that configures Redis as a Doctrine cache provider, letting you cache ORM metadata, query results, and second-level cache data for faster database-backed applications with minimal setup.
:package: Add custom namespace for doctrine cache pools.
Frequently asked questions about Doctrine Redis Cache Bundle
- Can I use stfalcon-studio/doctrine-redis-cache-bundle in a Laravel application?
- No. It is a Symfony bundle built around a DI extension, service definitions, and a configuration tree that loads inside a Symfony kernel, and Laravel has no equivalent bundle lifecycle. Laravel also does not use Doctrine cache pools, so the package has nowhere to hook in. For Laravel, set a prefix on the Redis cache store in config/cache.php instead.
- What is this package used for?
- It attaches a configurable namespace or key prefix to Doctrine cache pools backed by Redis. That lets multiple Symfony applications or tenants share one Redis instance without colliding keys, covering ORM metadata, query results, and second-level cache data. The scope is deliberately narrow: it is a namespacing layer, not a cache implementation.
- How do I install and configure it in a Symfony app?
- Require it with Composer in a Symfony project, enable the bundle in config/bundles.php, and set the namespace through the bundle's configuration. You also need DoctrineBundle and a Redis-backed cache pool configured. There is no Laravel installation path because the bundle's service wiring depends on the Symfony container.
- How do I add a namespace to Doctrine Redis cache keys in Laravel?
- Laravel does not use Doctrine cache pools, so this bundle does not apply. Use the prefix option on a Redis cache store in config/cache.php, which namespaces every key for that store. If you genuinely have Doctrine PSR-6 pools inside Laravel, write a small decorator that prefixes keys and register it in a service provider.
- Does it support PSR-6 cache pools or only the deprecated Doctrine\Common\Cache interface?
- The package description does not state which interface it targets, and this is the first thing to verify in the source. Doctrine\Common\Cache is deprecated, so a bundle built only on the legacy interface has a short useful life. If it wraps PSR-6 pools, confirm it covers result, query, and second-level cache pools rather than just one.
- Is this bundle redundant with Symfony's built-in cache pool namespace option?
- Possibly. Symfony cache adapters and recent DoctrineBundle versions support a namespace setting on pools, which may already solve the key-collision problem. Compare the built-in option against this bundle before adding a dependency. If the built-in namespace covers your pools, the adoption case largely collapses.
- Which Symfony, PHP, and DoctrineBundle versions does it support?
- The provided materials do not list supported versions, so check composer.json constraints and the CI matrix on the repository. Also confirm that CI is actually green rather than just present. With four stars and zero dependents, there is little community pressure to catch compatibility breaks.
- Is the namespace global, per pool, or per entity manager, and can I set it from env per tenant?
- The evaluation flags this as an open question, so read the configuration tree in the source to determine granularity. Symfony configuration normally allows values from environment variables, which would make per-tenant namespaces feasible. Verify the actual behavior before designing a multi-tenant deployment around it.
- What happens to existing Redis keys when I change the namespace?
- They are likely to become orphaned or, worse, silently ignored while stale data remains in Redis. Before and after a namespace change, inspect the keyspace with SCAN and compare prefixes. Also run cache:clear for one pool and confirm it does not delete keys belonging to another namespace.
- Is it safe to use in production, and how should I roll it out?
- Adoption is very low (four stars, zero dependents), so treat it as a small, unproven dependency with a bus-factor risk. The code surface is small, which limits the blast radius but also means little community bug-finding, and Symfony minor-version churn is the main ongoing compatibility risk. Roll out in a non-production environment first, start with a low-risk pool such as query cache, inspect the Redis keyspace with SCAN, and only then expand.
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