shared-http-cache 1.0.2 → 1.0.3

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  1. package/package.json +1 -1
  2. package/readme.md +29 -66
  3. package/z.js +1 -0
package/package.json CHANGED
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  {
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  "name": "shared-http-cache",
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- "version": "1.0.2",
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+ "version": "1.0.3",
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  "description": "Node.Js Utility for fetching multiple HTTP resources with browser-like cache management.",
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  "keywords": [
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  "http-cache",
package/readme.md CHANGED
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ This implementation models a shared HTTP cache that follows the semantics define
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  The cache is shared (not private) and applies shared-cache rules.
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  - Request `methods` other than `GET` are not stored.
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- - Private responses are excluded from storage (request `Authorization` header, response `Cache-Control="private"` and `Set-Cookie` headers).
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- - Variant responses are excluded from storage (response header `Vary` present).
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- - Partial content is not stored (response `Content-Range` header).
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- - No heuristic freshness is used.
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+ - Private responses (request `Authorization` header, response `Cache-Control="private"` and `Set-Cookie` headers) are not stored.
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+ - Variant responses (response header `Vary` present) are not stored.
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+ - Partial content (response `Content-Range` header) is not stored.
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  - Time calculations rely exclusively on locally recorded timestamps, not on server-provided `Date`.
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+ - No heuristic freshness is used.
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  - Storage and eviction are deterministic; no background or implicit cleanup is assumed.
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  ### Request initialization and cache lookup
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  If no cached entry exists:
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- - If the request requires `only-if-cached`, the cache returns a `504 HTTP status`.
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+ - If the request `Cache-Control` header has `only-if-cached` directive, the cache returns a `504 HTTP status`.
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  - Otherwise, the request is sent to the origin server.
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  ### Cache-Control exclusions
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  ### Freshness evaluation
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- If a cached response exists and is not excluded, strict freshness is evaluated first, without considering `max-stale`.
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+ If a cached response exists and is not excluded, strict freshness is evaluated first.
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  Freshness lifetime is computed from response headers:
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- - `s-maxage` first, then `max-age`, if present
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- - otherwise `Expires`, if present
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+ - `Cache-Control` header's`s-maxage` directive first, then `max-age`, if present
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+ - otherwise `Expires` header, if present
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  Current age is derived from local metadata:
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  remainingFreshness = freshnessLifetime − currentAge
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  ```
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- If request includes `min-fresh` its value is deducted from the `remainingFreshness`:
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+ If request `Cache-Control` header includes `min-fresh` directive, its value is deducted from the `remainingFreshness`:
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  ```excel-formula
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  remainingFreshness = remainingFreshness − minimumFreshness
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  ### Stale handling
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- If the response is stale, `max-stale` on the request is evaluated.
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+ If the response is stale, request `Cache-Control` header's `max-stale` directive is evaluated, if present.
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- If `max-stale` value is unspecified → accept any staleness; otherwise the response is acceptable if:
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+ If `max-stale` is present, but its value is unspecified → accept any staleness; otherwise the response is acceptable if:
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  ```excel-formula
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+ currentAge freshnessLifetime + maximumStaleness
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  ```
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  If staleness exceeds the acceptable `max-stale`, the cache proceeds toward revalidation or origin fetch.
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  ### Revalidation constraints
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- Even if `max-stale` allows use of stale data:
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+ Even that request `Cache-Control` header's `max-stale` directive allows use of stale data:
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- - `must-revalidate` or `proxy-revalidate` on the response forbids serving stale.
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+ - response `Cache-Control` header's `must-revalidate` or `proxy-revalidate` diretives forbids serving stale.
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  - In that case, the cache must revalidate or fetch from the origin.
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- - If `only-if-cached` also applies, the cache returns a `504 HTTP status` instead of revalidating.
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+ - If request `Cache-Control` header's `only-if-cached` directive also applies, the cache returns a `504 HTTP status` instead of revalidating.
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  - If no revalidation constraint applies, stale content may be served.
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  On revalidation, if the cached content includes `ETag` or `Last-Modified` automatically `If-None-Match` and `If-Modified-Since` headers are added to the request. Revalidated entries are explicitly replaced during each successful fetch to avoid unbounded growth in the index.
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  Legend
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  1. `no-cache` may appear on request or response and always requires revalidation.
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- 2. `no-store` may appear on request or response; See [scope and assumptions](#scope-and-assumptions) to understand other storage limitations.
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+ 2. `no-store` may appear on request or response; See [scope and assumptions](#scope-and-assumptions) for storage limitations.
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  3. [Freshness evaluation](#freshness-evaluation) excludes `max-stale` that is evaluated only after strict freshness fails.
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  4. `410 Gone` [cleanup](#cleanup-behavior) is an explicit design choice to keep the cache coherent; no heuristic eviction is used.
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  new SharedHttpCache(options?) -> SharedHttpCache
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  ```
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- ### Create a shared HTTP cache instance.
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  ```js
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  ### Fetch
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  ```
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  ```
package/z.js ADDED
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+ sharedHttpCache.fetch(requests).catch((errors) => errors.forEach((entry) => console.error(entry.url, entry.error)));