this would help, right

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+"""caching_query.py
+
+Represent persistence structures which allow the usage of
+Beaker caching with SQLAlchemy.
+
+The three new concepts introduced here are:
+
+ * CachingQuery - a Query subclass that caches and
+   retrieves results in/from Beaker.
+ * FromCache - a query option that establishes caching
+   parameters on a Query
+ * RelationshipCache - a variant of FromCache which is specific
+   to a query invoked during a lazy load.
+ * _params_from_query - extracts value parameters from 
+   a Query.
+
+The rest of what's here are standard SQLAlchemy and
+Beaker constructs.
+   
+"""
+from sqlalchemy.orm.interfaces import MapperOption
+from sqlalchemy.orm.query import Query
+from sqlalchemy.sql import visitors
+
+class CachingQuery(Query):
+    """A Query subclass which optionally loads full results from a Beaker 
+    cache region.
+    
+    The CachingQuery stores additional state that allows it to consult
+    a Beaker cache before accessing the database:
+    
+    * A "region", which is a cache region argument passed to a 
+      Beaker CacheManager
+    * A "namespace", which is a qualifying name that identifies a
+      group of keys within the cache.  A query that filters on a name 
+      might use the name "by_name", a query that filters on a date range 
+      to a joined table might use the name "related_date_range".
+      
+    When the above state is present, a Beaker cache is retrieved.
+    
+    The "namespace" name is first concatenated with 
+    a string composed of the individual entities and columns the Query 
+    requests, i.e. such as ``Query(User.id, User.name)``.
+    
+    The Beaker cache is then loaded from the cache manager based
+    on the region and composed namespace.  The key within the cache
+    itself is then constructed against the bind parameters specified
+    by this query, which are usually literals defined in the 
+    WHERE clause.
+
+    The FromCache and RelationshipCache mapper options below represent
+    the "public" method of configuring this state upon the CachingQuery.
+    
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, manager, *args, **kw):
+        self.cache_manager = manager
+        Query.__init__(self, *args, **kw)
+        
+    def __iter__(self):
+        """override __iter__ to pull results from Beaker
+           if particular attributes have been configured.
+        """
+        if hasattr(self, '_cache_parameters'):
+            return self.get_value(createfunc=lambda: list(Query.__iter__(self)))
+        else:
+            return Query.__iter__(self)
+
+    def invalidate(self):
+        """Invalidate the cache represented in this Query."""
+
+        cache, cache_key = _get_cache_parameters(self)
+        cache.remove(cache_key)
+
+    def get_value(self, merge=True, createfunc=None):
+        """Return the value from the cache for this query.
+
+        Returns None if no value present.
+
+        """
+        cache, cache_key = _get_cache_parameters(self)
+        ret = cache.get_value(cache_key, createfunc=createfunc)
+        if merge:
+            ret = self.merge_result(ret, load=False)
+        return ret
+
+    def set_value(self, value):
+        """Set the value in the cache for this query."""
+
+        cache, cache_key = _get_cache_parameters(self)
+        cache.put(cache_key, value)        
+
+def query_callable(manager):
+    def query(*arg, **kw):
+        return CachingQuery(manager, *arg, **kw)
+    return query
+    
+def _get_cache_parameters(query):
+    """For a query with cache_region and cache_namespace configured,
+    return the correspoinding Cache instance and cache key, based
+    on this query's current criterion and parameter values.
+
+    """
+    if not hasattr(query, '_cache_parameters'):
+        raise ValueError("This Query does not have caching parameters configured.")
+
+    region, namespace, cache_key = query._cache_parameters
+    
+    namespace = _namespace_from_query(namespace, query)
+
+    if cache_key is None:
+        # cache key - the value arguments from this query's parameters.
+        args = _params_from_query(query)
+        cache_key = " ".join([str(x) for x in args])
+
+    # get cache
+    cache = query.cache_manager.get_cache_region(namespace, region)
+
+    # optional - hash the cache_key too for consistent length
+    # import uuid
+    # cache_key= str(uuid.uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, cache_key))
+
+    return cache, cache_key
+
+def _namespace_from_query(namespace, query):
+    # cache namespace - the token handed in by the 
+    # option + class we're querying against
+    namespace = " ".join([namespace] + [str(x) for x in query._entities])
+
+    # memcached wants this
+    namespace = namespace.replace(' ', '_')
+
+    return namespace
+
+def _set_cache_parameters(query, region, namespace, cache_key):
+    
+    if hasattr(query, '_cache_parameters'):
+        region, namespace, cache_key = query._cache_parameters
+        raise ValueError("This query is already configured "
+                        "for region %r namespace %r" % 
+                        (region, namespace)
+                    )
+    query._cache_parameters = region, namespace, cache_key
+    
+class FromCache(MapperOption):
+    """Specifies that a Query should load results from a cache."""
+
+    propagate_to_loaders = False
+
+    def __init__(self, region, namespace, cache_key=None):
+        """Construct a new FromCache.
+        
+        :param region: the cache region.  Should be a
+        region configured in the Beaker CacheManager.
+        
+        :param namespace: the cache namespace.  Should
+        be a name uniquely describing the target Query's
+        lexical structure.
+        
+        :param cache_key: optional.  A string cache key 
+        that will serve as the key to the query.   Use this
+        if your query has a huge amount of parameters (such
+        as when using in_()) which correspond more simply to 
+        some other identifier.
+
+        """
+        self.region = region
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self.cache_key = cache_key
+    
+    def process_query(self, query):
+        """Process a Query during normal loading operation."""
+        
+        _set_cache_parameters(query, self.region, self.namespace, self.cache_key)
+
+class RelationshipCache(MapperOption):
+    """Specifies that a Query as called within a "lazy load" 
+       should load results from a cache."""
+
+    propagate_to_loaders = True
+
+    def __init__(self, region, namespace, attribute):
+        """Construct a new RelationshipCache.
+        
+        :param region: the cache region.  Should be a
+        region configured in the Beaker CacheManager.
+        
+        :param namespace: the cache namespace.  Should
+        be a name uniquely describing the target Query's
+        lexical structure.
+        
+        :param attribute: A Class.attribute which
+        indicates a particular class relationship() whose
+        lazy loader should be pulled from the cache.
+        
+        """
+        self.region = region
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self._relationship_options = {
+            ( attribute.property.parent.class_, attribute.property.key ) : self
+        }
+
+    def process_query_conditionally(self, query):
+        """Process a Query that is used within a lazy loader.
+
+        (the process_query_conditionally() method is a SQLAlchemy
+        hook invoked only within lazyload.)
+
+        """
+        if query._current_path:
+            mapper, key = query._current_path[-2:]
+
+            for cls in mapper.class_.__mro__:
+                if (cls, key) in self._relationship_options:
+                    relationship_option = self._relationship_options[(cls, key)]
+                    _set_cache_parameters(
+                            query, 
+                            relationship_option.region, 
+                            relationship_option.namespace, 
+                            None)
+
+    def and_(self, option):
+        """Chain another RelationshipCache option to this one.
+        
+        While many RelationshipCache objects can be specified on a single
+        Query separately, chaining them together allows for a more efficient
+        lookup during load.
+        
+        """
+        self._relationship_options.update(option._relationship_options)
+        return self
+
+
+def _params_from_query(query):
+    """Pull the bind parameter values from a query.
+    
+    This takes into account any scalar attribute bindparam set up.
+    
+    E.g. params_from_query(query.filter(Cls.foo==5).filter(Cls.bar==7)))
+    would return [5, 7].
+    
+    """
+    v = []
+    def visit_bindparam(bind):
+        value = query._params.get(bind.key, bind.value)
+        
+        # lazyloader may dig a callable in here, intended
+        # to late-evaluate params after autoflush is called.
+        # convert to a scalar value.
+        if callable(value):
+            value = value()
+            
+        v.append(value)
+    if query._criterion is not None:
+        visitors.traverse(query._criterion, {}, {'bindparam':visit_bindparam})
+    return v