diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d2a4d6d..607fc424 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,53 @@ pubspec.lock
 # Directory created by dartdoc
 # If you don't generate documentation locally you can remove this line.
 doc/api/
+### JetBrains template
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and Webstorm
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff:
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/dictionaries
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files:
+.idea/**/dataSources/
+.idea/**/dataSources.ids
+.idea/**/dataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
+.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
+.idea/**/dynamic.xml
+.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
+
+# Gradle:
+.idea/**/gradle.xml
+.idea/**/libraries
+
+# CMake
+cmake-build-debug/
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin:
+.idea/**/mongoSettings.xml
+
+## File-based project format:
+*.iws
+
+## Plugin-specific files:
+
+# IntelliJ
+out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Cursive Clojure plugin
+.idea/replstate.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+fabric.properties
diff --git a/.idea/cache.iml b/.idea/cache.iml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fd729f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/cache.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Dart SDK" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Dart Packages" level="project" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1f1e7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/cache.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/cache.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35eb1ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/lib/angel_cache.dart b/lib/angel_cache.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a8ef9cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/angel_cache.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+
+/// An Angel [Service] that caches data from another service.
+///
+/// This is useful for applications of scale, where network latency
+/// can have real implications on application performance.
+class CacheService extends Service {
+  /// The underlying [Service] that represents the original data store.
+  final Service database;
+
+  /// The [Service] used to interface with a caching layer.
+  ///
+  /// If not provided, this defaults to a [MapService].
+  final Service cache;
+
+  CacheService({@required this.database, Service cache})
+      : this.cache = cache ?? new MapService() {
+    assert(database != null);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3e683ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: angel_cache
+dependencies:
+  angel_framework: ">=1.0.0-dev <2.0.0"
+  meta: ^1.0.0
+dev_dependencies:
+  angel_test: ^1.1.0
+  test: ^0.12.0
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