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diff --git a/searx/data/core.py b/searx/data/core.py
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pathlib
+
+from searx import logger
+from searx.cache import ExpireCacheCfg, ExpireCacheSQLite
+
+log = logger.getChild("data")
+
+data_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
+
+_DATA_CACHE: ExpireCacheSQLite = None  # type: ignore
+
+
+def get_cache():
+
+    global _DATA_CACHE  # pylint: disable=global-statement
+
+    if _DATA_CACHE is None:
+        _DATA_CACHE = ExpireCacheSQLite.build_cache(
+            ExpireCacheCfg(
+                name="DATA_CACHE",
+                # MAX_VALUE_LEN=1024 * 200,  # max. 200kB length for a *serialized* value.
+                # MAXHOLD_TIME=60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 4,  # 4 weeks
+            )
+        )
+    return _DATA_CACHE