class ActionDispatch::Http::Cache::Request::CacheControlDirectives

Represents the HTTP Cache-Control header for requests, providing methods to access various cache control directives Reference: www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9111.html#name-request-directives

Attributes

max_age [R]

Returns the value of the max-age directive. This directive indicates that the client is willing to accept a response whose age is no greater than the specified number of seconds.

max_stale [R]

Returns the value of the max-stale directive. When max-stale is present with a value, returns that integer value. When max-stale is present without a value, returns true (unlimited staleness). When max-stale is not present, returns nil.

min_fresh [R]

Returns the value of the min-fresh directive. This directive indicates that the client is willing to accept a response whose freshness lifetime is no less than its current age plus the specified time in seconds.

stale_if_error [R]

Returns the value of the stale-if-error directive. This directive indicates that the client is willing to accept a stale response if the check for a fresh one fails with an error for the specified number of seconds.

Public Class Methods

new (cache_control_header)

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 75
def initialize(cache_control_header)
  @only_if_cached = false
  @no_cache = false
  @no_store = false
  @no_transform = false
  @max_age = nil
  @max_stale = nil
  @min_fresh = nil
  @stale_if_error = false
  parse_directives(cache_control_header)
end

Public Instance Methods

max_stale? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 127
def max_stale?
  !@max_stale.nil?
end

Returns true if max-stale directive is present (with or without a value)

max_stale_unlimited? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 132
def max_stale_unlimited?
  @max_stale == true
end

Returns true if max-stale directive is present without a value (unlimited staleness)

no_cache? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 98
def no_cache?
  @no_cache
end

Returns true if the no-cache directive is present. This directive indicates that a cache must not use the response to satisfy subsequent requests without successful validation on the origin server.

no_store? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 105
def no_store?
  @no_store
end

Returns true if the no-store directive is present. This directive indicates that a cache must not store any part of the request or response.

no_transform? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 111
def no_transform?
  @no_transform
end

Returns true if the no-transform directive is present. This directive indicates that a cache or proxy must not transform the payload.

only_if_cached? ()

Source

# File lib/action_dispatch/http/cache.rb, line 91
def only_if_cached?
  @only_if_cached
end

Returns true if the only-if-cached directive is present. This directive indicates that the client only wishes to obtain a stored response. If a valid stored response is not available, the server should respond with a 504 (Gateway Timeout) status.