WCF equivalent to System.Web.Caching.Cache?

Is there a WCF equivelent cache object like the System.Web.Caching.Cache
Object? I would like to simulate a "session" by creating a sliding window
Cache obect. In order to use this System.Web.Caching.Cache object I need
to use the HttpRuntime object. It seems a waste to bring up this runtime if
all I want to do is use the cache. At this point the WCF server application
will be ran in "stand alone" mode or NOT in the IIS environment.

If no other object exists like this outside this namespace, anyone know if
there's an issue using the HttpRuntime (performance/memory consumption other
gotcha's) inside of a WCF server application?

thanks in advance,

Curt

Don't think you need the HttpRuntime to use System.Web.Caching.Cache. I've
seen implementations that outside of ASP.NET.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917411. It works in .NET 2.0 & above.

Hope this helps. If I'm missing something kindly call it out.

Cheers,
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Naraendirakumar R.R
Senior Software Architect
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>
> Is there a WCF equivelent cache object like the System.Web.Caching.Cache
> Object? I would like to simulate a "session" by creating a sliding window
> Cache obect. In order to use this System.Web.Caching.Cache object I need
> to use the HttpRuntime object. It seems a waste to bring up this runtime
> if all I want to do is use the cache. At this point the WCF server
> application will be ran in "stand alone" mode or NOT in the IIS
> environment.
>
> If no other object exists like this outside this namespace, anyone know if
> there's an issue using the HttpRuntime (performance/memory consumption
> other gotcha's) inside of a WCF server application?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Curt
>