When creating a new key, it is essential to check that it is not already present in memcached.
When a memcached key does not refer to the "STA" or "DYN" fork of a system element, the format of its name is free and can be arbitrary defined, provided that it is not already used.
Even though the name format is arbitrary, it is a good practice to adopt conventional extensions (e.g. MYNEWVAL_DAT).
To avoid proliferation of extensions, try using the ones listed in the table below:
| Extension | Description |
|---|---|
| _BUF | Data buffers (FIFOs , circular buffers, etc...) |
| _DAT | Generic data structures |
| _AUX | Auxiliary dataset (besides _STA and _DYN) associated to a system element. When using the "_AUX" extension, it is strongly advisable that the name preceeding the extension be equal to the element name used besides the _STA and _DYN extensions. |
| _INFO | Static metadata, not necessarily associated with a system element. |