usually component render is cheap - it is the retrieval of model data that drives the render that is expensive. so you should cache this data rather then the component output.
-igor On 8/5/07, Dariusz Wojtas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Is it possible to cache some component output? > Sometimes we know that some custom component output does not depend on the > browser and changes very rarely. But generating it every time may be very > costly. > > What is the background? > I have a topMenu component, which depends on database, but does not change > once started. > Or I have a productCategories component, it requires several DB calls to > render, but I would love to cache it's output per parentID as it does not > change once rendered. > > Is there any way to tell the component to cache somewhere it's output? Some > method that may be overriden and give rendering hint? > > Other question. > What I can see in examples is that usually all components are added to a > page in it's constructor. > Is it allowed to use cached instances of components? > Are they thread safe by default (if I do not break it myself)? > Is it allowed to add a component instance to multiple other objects at the > same time? > > I cannot find such info anywhere in wiki. > Any hint in this area would be helpful. > > Regards > Dariusz Wojtas > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Caching-components-tf4219802.html#a12004616 > Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]