in groupcache.go [208:234]
func (g *Group) Get(ctx context.Context, key string, dest Sink) error {
g.peersOnce.Do(g.initPeers)
g.Stats.Gets.Add(1)
if dest == nil {
return errors.New("groupcache: nil dest Sink")
}
value, cacheHit := g.lookupCache(key)
if cacheHit {
g.Stats.CacheHits.Add(1)
return setSinkView(dest, value)
}
// Optimization to avoid double unmarshalling or copying: keep
// track of whether the dest was already populated. One caller
// (if local) will set this; the losers will not. The common
// case will likely be one caller.
destPopulated := false
value, destPopulated, err := g.load(ctx, key, dest)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if destPopulated {
return nil
}
return setSinkView(dest, value)
}