2 files changed, 32 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/GlobalCacheExtensions.cs b/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/GlobalCacheExtensions.cs
index 8b23240..586df73 100644
--- a/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/GlobalCacheExtensions.cs
+++ b/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/GlobalCacheExtensions.cs
@@ -78,5 +78,33 @@ namespace VNLib.Data.Caching
         {
             return cache.AddOrUpdateAsync(key, newKey, static cd => cd.Span, rawData, cancellation);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronously gets a value from the backing cache store
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="cache"></param>
+        /// <param name="key">The key identifying the object to recover from cache</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellation">A token to cancel the async operation</param>
+        /// <returns>The value if found, or null if it does not exist in the store</returns>
+        public static Task<T?> GetAsync<T>(this IGlobalCacheProvider cache, string key, CancellationToken cancellation)
+        {
+            return cache.GetAsync<T>(key, cache.DefaultDeserializer, cancellation);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronously sets (or updates) a cached value in the backing cache store
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="cache"></param>
+        /// <param name="key">The key identifying the object to recover from cache</param>
+        /// <param name="newKey">An optional key that will be changed for the new object</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellation">A token to cancel the async operation</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to set at the given key</param>
+        /// <returns>A task that completes when the update operation has compelted</returns>
+        public static Task AddOrUpdateAsync<T>(this IGlobalCacheProvider cache, string key, string? newKey, T value, CancellationToken cancellation)
+        {
+            return cache.AddOrUpdateAsync(key, newKey, value, cache.DefaultSerializer, cancellation);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/IGlobalCacheProvider.cs b/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/IGlobalCacheProvider.cs
index 18c8a98..e04c9e4 100644
--- a/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/IGlobalCacheProvider.cs
+++ b/lib/VNLib.Data.Caching/src/IGlobalCacheProvider.cs
@@ -63,24 +63,14 @@ namespace VNLib.Data.Caching
         object GetUnderlyingStore();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Asynchronously gets a value from the backing cache store
+        /// Gets the default deserializer for the cache provider
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="key">The key identifying the object to recover from cache</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellation">A token to cancel the async operation</param>
-        /// <returns>The value if found, or null if it does not exist in the store</returns>
-        Task<T?> GetAsync<T>(string key, CancellationToken cancellation);
+        ICacheObjectDeserializer DefaultDeserializer { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Asynchronously sets (or updates) a cached value in the backing cache store
+        /// Gets the default serializer for the cache provider
         /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
-        /// <param name="key">The key identifying the object to recover from cache</param>
-        /// <param name="newKey">An optional key that will be changed for the new object</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellation">A token to cancel the async operation</param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to set at the given key</param>
-        /// <returns>A task that completes when the update operation has compelted</returns>
-        Task AddOrUpdateAsync<T>(string key, string? newKey, T value, CancellationToken cancellation);
+        ICacheObjectSerializer DefaultSerializer { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Asynchronously deletes an item from cache by its key