diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/control.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/control.ts
index df1cacc..296e0ce 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/control.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/control.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {handleConfigurationUpdate} from "./main/config-update/handleConfigurationUpdate";
 import {emitPrototypes} from "./main/config-update/prototypes";
 import {Queue} from "./main/queue/queue";
+import {EventDataCache} from "./main/cache/EventDataCache";
 
 require("./main/events/registerHandlers")
 require("./main/commands/kafkatorioCommands")
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ script.on_configuration_changed(handleConfigurationUpdate)
 script.on_init(() => {
   Queue.reset()
   emitPrototypes()
+  EventDataCache.init()
 })
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/cache/EventDataCache.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/cache/EventDataCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3252242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/cache/EventDataCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import {ExcludeNullKeys} from "../global";
+
+export namespace EventDataCache {
+
+
+  declare const global: {
+    cache: LuaTable<CacheKey<FactorioEventUpdate>, CacheEntry<FactorioEventUpdate>>,
+    DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_DURATION_TICKS: uint,
+  }
+
+
+  export function init() {
+    if (typeof global.cache == undefined) {
+      global.cache = new LuaTable<CacheKey<FactorioEventUpdate>, CacheEntry<FactorioEventUpdate>>()
+
+      global.DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_DURATION_TICKS = 60 * 60 // ~60 seconds
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update the cache data without restarting the 'time-to-emit' countdown, so that the data won't
+   * be emitted more than once per {@link CacheEntry.expirationDurationTicks}.
+   */
+  export function throttle<T extends FactorioEventUpdate>(
+      key: CacheKey<T>,
+      mutate: (data: CacheData<T> | undefined) => void,
+  ) {
+    update(key, mutate, false)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update the cache data and reset the 'time-to-emit' countdown, so the data won't be emitted
+   * until there's an inactivity gap of {@link CacheEntry.expirationDurationTicks}.
+   */
+  export function debounce<T extends FactorioEventUpdate>(
+      key: CacheKey<T>,
+      mutate: (data: CacheData<T> | undefined) => void,
+  ) {
+    update(key, mutate, true)
+  }
+
+  function update<T extends FactorioEventUpdate>(
+      key: CacheKey<T>,
+      mutate: (data: CacheData<T> | undefined) => void,
+      resetLastUpdated: boolean,
+  ) {
+    const entry = getCacheEntry(key)
+    mutate(entry?.data)
+    if (entry != undefined && resetLastUpdated) {
+      entry.lastUpdatedTick = game.tick
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Usage example: If an urgent update comes in, then the expiration can be reduced so that
+   * it's transmitted sooner.
+   */
+  export function setExpiration(
+      key: CacheKey<any>,
+      expirationDurationTicks?: uint,
+  ) {
+    const entry = getCacheEntry(key)
+    if (entry != undefined) {
+      entry.expirationDurationTicks = expirationDurationTicks
+    }
+  }
+
+  function getCacheEntry<T extends FactorioEventUpdate>(
+      key: CacheKey<T>
+  ): CacheEntry<T> | undefined {
+    if (!global.cache.has(key)) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    const value: CacheEntry<any> = global.cache.get(key)
+    if (isType(value, key.updateType)) {
+      return value
+    } else {
+      // Type mismatch. This shouldn't happen...
+      return undefined
+    }
+  }
+
+  type UpdateType<T extends FactorioEventUpdate> = T["updateType"]
+
+  /** Only include the non-null properties */
+  export type CacheKey<T extends FactorioEventUpdate> = ExcludeNullKeys<T> & {
+    updateType: UpdateType<T>
+  }
+
+  /** Make the generated schema objects generic closed-polymorphic */
+  export type CacheData<T extends FactorioEventUpdate> = Omit<T, "type"> & {
+    updateType: UpdateType<T>
+  }
+
+
+  class CacheEntry<T extends FactorioEventUpdate> {
+    lastUpdatedTick: uint = game.tick
+    expirationDurationTicks?: uint
+
+    data: CacheData<T>
+
+    constructor(
+        data: CacheData<T>,
+        expirationDurationTicks?: uint,
+    ) {
+      this.data = data
+      if (expirationDurationTicks != undefined) {
+        this.expirationDurationTicks = expirationDurationTicks
+      }
+    }
+
+    isExpired(): boolean {
+      return game.tick -
+             this.lastUpdatedTick >
+             (this.expirationDurationTicks ?? global.DEFAULT_EXPIRATION_DURATION_TICKS)
+    }
+  }
+
+  function isType<T extends FactorioEventUpdate>(
+      data: CacheEntry<T>,
+      updateType: UpdateType<T>,
+  ): data is CacheEntry<T> {
+    return data.data.updateType == updateType
+  }
+
+}
+
+// interface FactorioEventUpdate {
+//     type: string
+// }
+//
+// interface Update<T extends FactorioEventUpdateType> {
+//   type: T
+// }
+//
+// export interface PlayerUpdate extends Update<"PLAYER"> {
+//   index: uint
+//
+//   unhandledEvents?: string[]
+//
+//   characterUnitNumber?: uint
+//   chatColour?: Colour
+//   colour?: Colour
+//   disconnectReason?: string
+//   forceIndex?: uint
+//   isAdmin?: boolean
+//   isConnected?: boolean
+//   isShowOnMap?: boolean
+//   isSpectator?: boolean
+//   lastOnline?: uint
+//   afkTime?: uint
+//   name?: string
+//   onlineTime?: uint
+//   position?: MapEntityPosition
+//   surfaceIndex?: uint
+//   ticksToRespawn?: uint
+//   tag?: string
+// }
+
+// export type CacheKey<Type> = MapChunkCacheKey | EntityCacheKey | PlayerCacheKey & {
+//   type: Type
+// }
+//
+// export function isCacheType<CK extends CacheKey>(
+//     cacheKey: CacheKey,
+//     type: CacheType
+// ): cacheKey is CK {
+//   return cacheKey.type == type
+// }
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/global.d.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/global.d.ts
index 7a73643..b8122e7 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/global.d.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/global.d.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@ declare const global: {
   MOD_VERSION: string
   FACTORIO_VERSION: string
 }
+
+export type EventName = keyof typeof defines.events
+
+type NonNullKeys<T> = {
+  [P in keyof T]: null extends  Exclude<T[P], undefined>  ? never : P
+}[keyof T];
+
+type ExcludeNullKeys<T> = Pick<T, NonNullKeys<T>>