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20 * This file is part of Moodle's cache API, affectionately called MUC.
21 * It contains the components that are requried in order to use caching.
25 * @copyright 2012 Sam Hemelryk
26 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
29 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') ||
die();
32 * The cache helper class.
34 * The cache helper class provides common functionality to the cache API and is useful to developers within to interact with
35 * the cache API in a general way.
39 * @copyright 2012 Sam Hemelryk
40 * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
45 * Statistics gathered by the cache API during its operation will be used here.
49 protected static $stats = array();
52 * The instance of the cache helper.
55 protected static $instance;
58 * The site identifier used by the cache.
59 * Set the first time get_site_identifier is called.
62 protected static $siteidentifier = null;
65 * Returns true if the cache API can be initialised before Moodle has finished initialising itself.
67 * This check is essential when trying to cache the likes of configuration information. It checks to make sure that the cache
68 * configuration file has been created which allows use to set up caching when ever is required.
72 public static function ready_for_early_init() {
73 return cache_config
::config_file_exists();
77 * Returns an instance of the cache_helper.
79 * This is designed for internal use only and acts as a static store.
80 * @staticvar null $instance
81 * @return cache_helper
83 protected static function instance() {
84 if (is_null(self
::$instance)) {
85 self
::$instance = new cache_helper();
87 return self
::$instance;
91 * Constructs an instance of the cache_helper class. Again for internal use only.
93 protected function __construct() {
94 // Nothing to do here, just making sure you can't get an instance of this.
98 * Used as a data store for initialised definitions.
101 protected $definitions = array();
104 * Used as a data store for initialised cache stores
105 * We use this because we want to avoid establishing multiple instances of a single store.
108 protected $stores = array();
111 * Returns the class for use as a cache loader for the given mode.
113 * @param int $mode One of cache_store::MODE_
115 * @throws coding_exception
117 public static function get_class_for_mode($mode) {
119 case cache_store
::MODE_APPLICATION
:
120 return 'cache_application';
121 case cache_store
::MODE_REQUEST
:
122 return 'cache_request';
123 case cache_store
::MODE_SESSION
:
124 return 'cache_session';
126 throw new coding_exception('Unknown cache mode passed. Must be one of cache_store::MODE_*');
130 * Returns the cache stores to be used with the given definition.
131 * @param cache_definition $definition
134 public static function get_cache_stores(cache_definition
$definition) {
135 $instance = cache_config
::instance();
136 $stores = $instance->get_stores_for_definition($definition);
137 $stores = self
::initialise_cachestore_instances($stores, $definition);
142 * Internal function for initialising an array of stores against a given cache definition.
144 * @param array $stores
145 * @param cache_definition $definition
146 * @return cache_store[]
148 protected static function initialise_cachestore_instances(array $stores, cache_definition
$definition) {
150 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
151 foreach ($stores as $name => $details) {
152 $store = $factory->create_store_from_config($name, $details, $definition);
153 if ($store !== false) {
161 * Returns a cache_lock instance suitable for use with the store.
163 * @param cache_store $store
164 * @return cache_lock_interface
166 public static function get_cachelock_for_store(cache_store
$store) {
167 $instance = cache_config
::instance();
168 $lockconf = $instance->get_lock_for_store($store->my_name());
169 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
170 return $factory->create_lock_instance($lockconf);
174 * Returns an array of plugins without using core methods.
176 * This function explicitly does NOT use core functions as it will in some circumstances be called before Moodle has
177 * finished initialising. This happens when loading configuration for instance.
181 public static function early_get_cache_plugins() {
184 $ignored = array('CVS', '_vti_cnf', 'simpletest', 'db', 'yui', 'tests');
185 $fulldir = $CFG->dirroot
.'/cache/stores';
186 $items = new DirectoryIterator($fulldir);
187 foreach ($items as $item) {
188 if ($item->isDot() or !$item->isDir()) {
191 $pluginname = $item->getFilename();
192 if (in_array($pluginname, $ignored)) {
195 if (!is_valid_plugin_name($pluginname)) {
196 // Better ignore plugins with problematic names here.
199 $result[$pluginname] = $fulldir.'/'.$pluginname;
207 * Invalidates a given set of keys from a given definition.
209 * @todo Invalidating by definition should also add to the event cache so that sessions can be invalidated (when required).
211 * @param string $component
212 * @param string $area
213 * @param array $identifiers
217 public static function invalidate_by_definition($component, $area, array $identifiers = array(), $keys = array()) {
218 $cache = cache
::make($component, $area, $identifiers);
219 if (is_array($keys)) {
220 $cache->delete_many($keys);
221 } else if (is_scalar($keys)) {
222 $cache->delete($keys);
224 throw new coding_exception('cache_helper::invalidate_by_definition only accepts $keys as array, or scalar.');
230 * Invalidates a given set of keys by means of an event.
232 * Events cannot determine what identifiers might need to be cleared. Event based purge and invalidation
233 * are only supported on caches without identifiers.
235 * @param string $event
238 public static function invalidate_by_event($event, array $keys) {
239 $instance = cache_config
::instance();
240 $invalidationeventset = false;
241 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
242 $inuse = $factory->get_caches_in_use();
244 foreach ($instance->get_definitions() as $name => $definitionarr) {
245 $definition = cache_definition
::load($name, $definitionarr);
246 if ($definition->invalidates_on_event($event)) {
247 // First up check if there is a cache loader for this definition already.
248 // If there is we need to invalidate the keys from there.
249 $definitionkey = $definition->get_component().'/'.$definition->get_area();
250 if (isset($inuse[$definitionkey])) {
251 $inuse[$definitionkey]->delete_many($keys);
254 // We should only log events for application and session caches.
255 // Request caches shouldn't have events as all data is lost at the end of the request.
256 // Events should only be logged once of course and likely several definitions are watching so we
257 // track its logging with $invalidationeventset.
258 $logevent = ($invalidationeventset === false && $definition->get_mode() !== cache_store
::MODE_REQUEST
);
261 // Get the event invalidation cache.
262 $cache = cache
::make('core', 'eventinvalidation');
263 // Get any existing invalidated keys for this cache.
264 $data = $cache->get($event);
265 if ($data === false) {
269 // Add our keys to them with the current cache timestamp.
270 if (null === $purgetoken) {
271 $purgetoken = cache
::get_purge_token(true);
273 foreach ($keys as $key) {
274 $data[$key] = $purgetoken;
276 // Set that data back to the cache.
277 $cache->set($event, $data);
278 // This only needs to occur once.
279 $invalidationeventset = true;
286 * Purges the cache for a specific definition.
288 * @param string $component
289 * @param string $area
290 * @param array $identifiers
293 public static function purge_by_definition($component, $area, array $identifiers = array()) {
295 $cache = cache
::make($component, $area, $identifiers);
296 // Initialise, in case of a store.
297 if ($cache instanceof cache_store
) {
298 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
299 $definition = $factory->create_definition($component, $area, null);
300 $cacheddefinition = clone $definition;
301 $cacheddefinition->set_identifiers($identifiers);
302 $cache->initialise($cacheddefinition);
304 // Purge baby, purge.
310 * Purges a cache of all information on a given event.
312 * Events cannot determine what identifiers might need to be cleared. Event based purge and invalidation
313 * are only supported on caches without identifiers.
315 * @param string $event
317 public static function purge_by_event($event) {
318 $instance = cache_config
::instance();
319 $invalidationeventset = false;
320 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
321 $inuse = $factory->get_caches_in_use();
323 foreach ($instance->get_definitions() as $name => $definitionarr) {
324 $definition = cache_definition
::load($name, $definitionarr);
325 if ($definition->invalidates_on_event($event)) {
326 // First up check if there is a cache loader for this definition already.
327 // If there is we need to invalidate the keys from there.
328 $definitionkey = $definition->get_component().'/'.$definition->get_area();
329 if (isset($inuse[$definitionkey])) {
330 $inuse[$definitionkey]->purge();
332 cache
::make($definition->get_component(), $definition->get_area())->purge();
335 // We should only log events for application and session caches.
336 // Request caches shouldn't have events as all data is lost at the end of the request.
337 // Events should only be logged once of course and likely several definitions are watching so we
338 // track its logging with $invalidationeventset.
339 $logevent = ($invalidationeventset === false && $definition->get_mode() !== cache_store
::MODE_REQUEST
);
341 // We need to flag the event in the "Event invalidation" cache if it hasn't already happened.
342 if ($logevent && $invalidationeventset === false) {
343 // Get the event invalidation cache.
344 $cache = cache
::make('core', 'eventinvalidation');
345 // Create a key to invalidate all.
346 if (null === $purgetoken) {
347 $purgetoken = cache
::get_purge_token(true);
350 'purged' => $purgetoken,
352 // Set that data back to the cache.
353 $cache->set($event, $data);
354 // This only needs to occur once.
355 $invalidationeventset = true;
362 * Ensure that the stats array is ready to collect information for the given store and definition.
363 * @param string $store
364 * @param string $storeclass
365 * @param string $definition A string that identifies the definition.
366 * @param int $mode One of cache_store::MODE_*. Since 2.9.
368 protected static function ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $storeclass, $definition, $mode = cache_store
::MODE_APPLICATION
) {
369 // This function is performance-sensitive, so exit as quickly as possible
370 // if we do not need to do anything.
371 if (isset(self
::$stats[$definition]['stores'][$store])) {
375 if (!array_key_exists($definition, self
::$stats)) {
376 self
::$stats[$definition] = array(
380 'class' => $storeclass,
384 'iobytes' => cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
,
389 } else if (!array_key_exists($store, self
::$stats[$definition]['stores'])) {
390 self
::$stats[$definition]['stores'][$store] = array(
391 'class' => $storeclass,
395 'iobytes' => cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
,
402 * Returns a string to describe the definition.
404 * This method supports the definition as a string due to legacy requirements.
405 * It is backwards compatible when a string is passed but is not accurate.
408 * @param cache_definition|string $definition
411 protected static function get_definition_stat_id_and_mode($definition) {
412 if (!($definition instanceof cache_definition
)) {
413 // All core calls to this method have been updated, this is the legacy state.
414 // We'll use application as the default as that is the most common, really this is not accurate of course but
415 // at this point we can only guess and as it only affects calls to cache stat outside of core (of which there should
416 // be none) I think that is fine.
417 debugging('Please update you cache stat calls to pass the definition rather than just its ID.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER
);
418 return array((string)$definition, cache_store
::MODE_APPLICATION
);
420 return array($definition->get_id(), $definition->get_mode());
424 * Record a cache hit in the stats for the given store and definition.
426 * In Moodle 2.9 the $definition argument changed from accepting only a string to accepting a string or a
427 * cache_definition instance. It is preferable to pass a cache definition instance.
429 * In Moodle 3.9 the first argument changed to also accept a cache_store.
432 * @param string|cache_store $store
433 * @param cache_definition $definition You used to be able to pass a string here, however that is deprecated please pass the
434 * actual cache_definition object now.
435 * @param int $hits The number of hits to record (by default 1)
436 * @param int $readbytes Number of bytes read from the cache or cache_store::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
438 public static function record_cache_hit($store, $definition, int $hits = 1, int $readbytes = cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
): void
{
440 if ($store instanceof cache_store
) {
441 $storeclass = get_class($store);
442 $store = $store->my_name();
444 list($definitionstr, $mode) = self
::get_definition_stat_id_and_mode($definition);
445 self
::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $storeclass, $definitionstr, $mode);
446 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['hits'] +
= $hits;
447 if ($readbytes !== cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
) {
448 if (self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] === cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
) {
449 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] = $readbytes;
451 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] +
= $readbytes;
457 * Record a cache miss in the stats for the given store and definition.
459 * In Moodle 2.9 the $definition argument changed from accepting only a string to accepting a string or a
460 * cache_definition instance. It is preferable to pass a cache definition instance.
462 * In Moodle 3.9 the first argument changed to also accept a cache_store.
465 * @param string|cache_store $store
466 * @param cache_definition $definition You used to be able to pass a string here, however that is deprecated please pass the
467 * actual cache_definition object now.
468 * @param int $misses The number of misses to record (by default 1)
470 public static function record_cache_miss($store, $definition, $misses = 1) {
472 if ($store instanceof cache_store
) {
473 $storeclass = get_class($store);
474 $store = $store->my_name();
476 list($definitionstr, $mode) = self
::get_definition_stat_id_and_mode($definition);
477 self
::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $storeclass, $definitionstr, $mode);
478 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['misses'] +
= $misses;
482 * Record a cache set in the stats for the given store and definition.
484 * In Moodle 2.9 the $definition argument changed from accepting only a string to accepting a string or a
485 * cache_definition instance. It is preferable to pass a cache definition instance.
487 * In Moodle 3.9 the first argument changed to also accept a cache_store.
490 * @param string|cache_store $store
491 * @param cache_definition $definition You used to be able to pass a string here, however that is deprecated please pass the
492 * actual cache_definition object now.
493 * @param int $sets The number of sets to record (by default 1)
494 * @param int $writebytes Number of bytes written to the cache or cache_store::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
496 public static function record_cache_set($store, $definition, int $sets = 1,
497 int $writebytes = cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
) {
499 if ($store instanceof cache_store
) {
500 $storeclass = get_class($store);
501 $store = $store->my_name();
503 list($definitionstr, $mode) = self
::get_definition_stat_id_and_mode($definition);
504 self
::ensure_ready_for_stats($store, $storeclass, $definitionstr, $mode);
505 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['sets'] +
= $sets;
506 if ($writebytes !== cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
) {
507 if (self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] === cache_store
::IO_BYTES_NOT_SUPPORTED
) {
508 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] = $writebytes;
510 self
::$stats[$definitionstr]['stores'][$store]['iobytes'] +
= $writebytes;
516 * Return the stats collected so far.
519 public static function get_stats() {
524 * Purge all of the cache stores of all of their data.
526 * Think twice before calling this method. It will purge **ALL** caches regardless of whether they have been used recently or
527 * anything. This will involve full setup of the cache + the purge operation. On a site using caching heavily this WILL be
530 * @param bool $usewriter If set to true the cache_config_writer class is used. This class is special as it avoids
531 * it is still usable when caches have been disabled.
532 * Please use this option only if you really must. It's purpose is to allow the cache to be purged when it would be
533 * otherwise impossible.
535 public static function purge_all($usewriter = false) {
536 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
537 $config = $factory->create_config_instance($usewriter);
538 foreach ($config->get_all_stores() as $store) {
539 self
::purge_store($store['name'], $config);
541 foreach ($factory->get_adhoc_caches_in_use() as $cache) {
547 * Purges a store given its name.
549 * @param string $storename
550 * @param cache_config $config
553 public static function purge_store($storename, cache_config
$config = null) {
554 if ($config === null) {
555 $config = cache_config
::instance();
558 $stores = $config->get_all_stores();
559 if (!array_key_exists($storename, $stores)) {
560 // The store does not exist.
564 $store = $stores[$storename];
565 $class = $store['class'];
568 // We check are_requirements_met although we expect is_ready is going to check as well.
569 if (!$class::are_requirements_met()) {
572 // Found the store: is it ready?
573 /* @var cache_store $instance */
574 $instance = new $class($store['name'], $store['configuration']);
575 if (!$instance->is_ready()) {
579 foreach ($config->get_definitions_by_store($storename) as $id => $definition) {
580 $definition = cache_definition
::load($id, $definition);
581 $definitioninstance = clone($instance);
582 $definitioninstance->initialise($definition);
583 $definitioninstance->purge();
584 unset($definitioninstance);
591 * Purges all of the stores used by a definition.
593 * Unlike cache_helper::purge_by_definition this purges all of the data from the stores not
594 * just the data relating to the definition.
595 * This function is useful when you must purge a definition that requires setup but you don't
598 * @param string $component
599 * @param string $area
601 public static function purge_stores_used_by_definition($component, $area) {
602 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
603 $config = $factory->create_config_instance();
604 $definition = $factory->create_definition($component, $area);
605 $stores = $config->get_stores_for_definition($definition);
606 foreach ($stores as $store) {
607 self
::purge_store($store['name']);
612 * Returns the translated name of the definition.
614 * @param cache_definition $definition
615 * @return lang_string
617 public static function get_definition_name($definition) {
618 if ($definition instanceof cache_definition
) {
619 return $definition->get_name();
621 $identifier = 'cachedef_'.clean_param($definition['area'], PARAM_STRINGID
);
622 $component = $definition['component'];
623 if ($component === 'core') {
624 $component = 'cache';
626 return new lang_string($identifier, $component);
630 * Hashes a descriptive key to make it shorter and still unique.
631 * @param string|int $key
632 * @param cache_definition $definition
635 public static function hash_key($key, cache_definition
$definition) {
636 if ($definition->uses_simple_keys()) {
637 if (debugging() && preg_match('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', $key ??
'')) {
638 throw new coding_exception('Cache definition '.$definition->get_id().' requires simple keys. Invalid key provided.', $key);
640 // We put the key first so that we can be sure the start of the key changes.
641 return (string)$key . '-' . $definition->generate_single_key_prefix();
643 $key = $definition->generate_single_key_prefix() . '-' . $key;
648 * Finds all definitions and updates them within the cache config file.
650 * @param bool $coreonly If set to true only core definitions will be updated.
652 public static function update_definitions($coreonly = false) {
655 require_once($CFG->dirroot
.'/cache/locallib.php');
656 // First update definitions
657 cache_config_writer
::update_definitions($coreonly);
658 // Second reset anything we have already initialised to ensure we're all up to date.
659 cache_factory
::reset();
663 * Update the site identifier stored by the cache API.
665 * @param string $siteidentifier
666 * @return string The new site identifier.
668 public static function update_site_identifier($siteidentifier) {
671 require_once($CFG->dirroot
.'/cache/locallib.php');
672 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
673 $factory->updating_started();
674 $config = $factory->create_config_instance(true);
675 $siteidentifier = $config->update_site_identifier($siteidentifier);
676 $factory->updating_finished();
677 cache_factory
::reset();
678 return $siteidentifier;
682 * Returns the site identifier.
686 public static function get_site_identifier() {
688 if (!is_null(self
::$siteidentifier)) {
689 return self
::$siteidentifier;
691 // If site identifier hasn't been collected yet attempt to get it from the cache config.
692 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
693 // If the factory is initialising then we don't want to try to get it from the config or we risk
694 // causing the cache to enter an infinite initialisation loop.
695 if (!$factory->is_initialising()) {
696 $config = $factory->create_config_instance();
697 self
::$siteidentifier = $config->get_site_identifier();
699 if (is_null(self
::$siteidentifier)) {
700 // If the site identifier is still null then config isn't aware of it yet.
701 // We'll see if the CFG is loaded, and if not we will just use unknown.
702 // It's very important here that we don't use get_config. We don't want an endless cache loop!
703 if (!empty($CFG->siteidentifier
)) {
704 self
::$siteidentifier = self
::update_site_identifier($CFG->siteidentifier
);
706 // It's not being recorded in MUC's config and the config data hasn't been loaded yet.
707 // Likely we are initialising.
711 return self
::$siteidentifier;
715 * Returns the site version.
719 public static function get_site_version() {
721 return (string)$CFG->version
;
725 * Runs cron routines for MUC.
727 public static function cron() {
728 self
::clean_old_session_data(true);
732 * Cleans old session data from cache stores used for session based definitions.
734 * @param bool $output If set to true output will be given.
736 public static function clean_old_session_data($output = false) {
739 mtrace('Cleaning up stale session data from cache stores.');
741 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
742 $config = $factory->create_config_instance();
743 $definitions = $config->get_definitions();
744 $purgetime = time() - $CFG->sessiontimeout
;
745 foreach ($definitions as $definitionarray) {
746 // We are only interested in session caches.
747 if (!($definitionarray['mode'] & cache_store
::MODE_SESSION
)) {
750 $definition = $factory->create_definition($definitionarray['component'], $definitionarray['area']);
751 $stores = $config->get_stores_for_definition($definition);
752 // Turn them into store instances.
753 $stores = self
::initialise_cachestore_instances($stores, $definition);
754 // Initialise all of the stores used for that definition.
755 foreach ($stores as $store) {
756 // If the store doesn't support searching we can skip it.
757 if (!($store instanceof cache_is_searchable
)) {
758 debugging('Cache stores used for session definitions should ideally be searchable.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER
);
761 // Get all of the keys.
762 $keys = $store->find_by_prefix(cache_session
::KEY_PREFIX
);
764 foreach ($store->get_many($keys) as $key => $value) {
765 if (strpos($key, cache_session
::KEY_PREFIX
) !== 0 ||
!is_array($value) ||
!isset($value['lastaccess'])) {
768 if ((int)$value['lastaccess'] < $purgetime ||
true) {
772 if (count($todelete)) {
773 $outcome = (int)$store->delete_many($todelete);
775 $strdef = s($definition->get_id());
776 $strstore = s($store->my_name());
777 mtrace("- Removed {$outcome} old {$strdef} sessions from the '{$strstore}' cache store.");
785 * Returns an array of stores that would meet the requirements for every definition.
787 * These stores would be 100% suitable to map as defaults for cache modes.
789 * @return array[] An array of stores, keys are the store names.
791 public static function get_stores_suitable_for_mode_default() {
792 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
793 $config = $factory->create_config_instance();
795 foreach ($config->get_definitions() as $definition) {
796 $definition = cache_definition
::load($definition['component'].'/'.$definition['area'], $definition);
797 $requirements = $requirements |
$definition->get_requirements_bin();
800 foreach ($config->get_all_stores() as $name => $store) {
801 if (!empty($store['features']) && ($store['features'] & $requirements)) {
802 $stores[$name] = $store;
809 * Returns stores suitable for use with a given definition.
811 * @param cache_definition $definition
812 * @return cache_store[]
814 public static function get_stores_suitable_for_definition(cache_definition
$definition) {
815 $factory = cache_factory
::instance();
817 if ($factory->is_initialising() ||
$factory->stores_disabled()) {
818 // No suitable stores here.
821 $stores = self
::get_cache_stores($definition);
822 // If mappingsonly is set, having 0 stores is ok.
823 if ((count($stores) === 0) && (!$definition->is_for_mappings_only())) {
824 // No suitable stores we found for the definition. We need to come up with a sensible default.
825 // If this has happened we can be sure that the user has mapped custom stores to either the
826 // mode of the definition. The first alternative to try is the system default for the mode.
827 // e.g. the default file store instance for application definitions.
828 $config = $factory->create_config_instance();
829 foreach ($config->get_stores($definition->get_mode()) as $name => $details) {
830 if (!empty($details['default'])) {
831 $stores[] = $factory->create_store_from_config($name, $details, $definition);
841 * Returns an array of warnings from the cache API.
843 * The warning returned here are for things like conflicting store instance configurations etc.
844 * These get shown on the admin notifications page for example.
846 * @param array|null $stores An array of stores to get warnings for, or null for all.
849 public static function warnings(array $stores = null) {
851 if ($stores === null) {
852 require_once($CFG->dirroot
.'/cache/locallib.php');
853 $stores = core_cache\administration_helper
::get_store_instance_summaries();
856 foreach ($stores as $store) {
857 if (!empty($store['warnings'])) {
858 $warnings = array_merge($warnings, $store['warnings']);