Index: openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-init.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-init.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-init.tcl	10 Oct 2008 11:30:35 -0000	1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-init.tcl	28 May 2018 17:32:18 -0000	1.6
@@ -13,3 +13,22 @@
 
 ad_schedule_proc -thread t -schedule_proc ns_schedule_daily [list 0 5] chat_flush_rooms
 
+#
+# Create a cache for keeping chat_room info
+#
+# The chat_room_cache can be configured via the config file like the
+# following:
+#
+#    ns_section ns/server/${server}/acs/chat
+#         ns_param ChatRoomCacheSize                    350000
+#         ns_param ChatRoomCacheTimeout     [expr {3600 * 24}]
+#
+ns_cache create chat_room_cache \
+    -size [parameter::get \
+	       -package_id [apm_package_id_from_key chat] \
+	       -parameter ChatRoomCacheSize \
+	       -default 350000] \
+    -timeout [parameter::get \
+	       -package_id [apm_package_id_from_key chat] \
+	       -parameter ChatCacheTimeout \
+		  -default [expr {3600 * 24}]]
Index: openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.18 -r1.19
--- openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-procs.tcl	9 May 2018 15:33:30 -0000	1.18
+++ openacs-4/packages/chat/tcl/chat-procs.tcl	28 May 2018 17:32:18 -0000	1.19
@@ -164,12 +164,6 @@
     db_string post_message {}
 }
 
-# create a cache for the chat package
-if {"chat_room_cache" ni [ns_cache_names]} {
-# these should be around 1000 entries
-    ns_cache_create chat_room_cache 350000
-}
-
 ad_proc -public chat_room_get {
     {-room_id {}}
     {-array:required}