import time import threading class TranscriptionDict: def __init__(self, max_size=1000): self.max_size = max_size self._dict = {} # Start a thread to clean expired items every 3 minutes self._clean_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._clean_expired_items_periodically) self._clean_thread.daemon = True self._clean_thread.start() def __len__(self): return len(self._dict) def get(self, key): return self._dict[key] def set(self, key, value): self._dict[key] = value if len(self._dict) > self.max_size: self._clean_expired_items() def __contains__(self, key): return key in self._dict def _clean_expired_items(self): now = time.time() expired_items = [k for k, v in self._dict.items() if now - v[1] >= 180] # 180 seconds = 3 minutes for key in expired_items: del self._dict[key] def _clean_expired_items_periodically(self): while True: time.sleep(180) # Check for expired items every 3 minutes self._clean_expired_items()