Apply a size limit to a Map class or instance
npm install mapcapCap your Maps with mapcap!
``sh`
npm install mapcap
`js
const assert = require('assert')
const mapcap = require('mapcap')
const CappedMap = mapcap(Map, 100)
const map = new CappedMap()
for (let i = 0; i < 1e8; i++) {
map.set(i, i)
}
assert.equal(map.size, 100)
`
To drop "least recently used" items rather than "least recently inserted"
items, set the _third_ argument to true. Note that this will result indelete(...)
an additional and set(...) for every get(...)` which
_may_ impact performance.
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