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Caching and preloading
======================
All HTTP requests go through the Up.js proxy.
It caches a [limited](/up.proxy.config) number of server responses
for a [limited](/up.proxy.config) amount of time,
making requests to these URLs return insantly.
The cache is cleared whenever the user makes a non-`GET` request
(like `POST`, `PUT` or `DELETE`).
The proxy can also used to speed up reaction times by preloading
links when the user hovers over the click area (or puts the mouse/finger
down before releasing). This way the
response will already be cached when the user performs the click.
Spinners
---------
You can listen to [framework events](/up.bus) to implement a spinner
(progress indicator) that appears during a long-running request,
and disappears once the response has been received:
Please wait!
Here is the Javascript to make it alive:
up.compiler('.spinner', function($element) {
show = function() { $element.show() };
hide = function() { $element.hide() };
up.bus.on('proxy:busy', show);
up.bus.on('proxy:idle', hide);
return function() {
up.bus.off('proxy:busy', show);
up.bus.off('proxy:idle', hide);
};
});
The `proxy:busy` event will be emitted after a delay of 300 ms
to prevent the spinner from flickering on and off.
You can change (or remove) this delay like this:
up.proxy.config.busyDelay = 150;
@class up.proxy
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up.proxy = (($) ->
u = up.util
$waitingLink = undefined
preloadDelayTimer = undefined
busyDelayTimer = undefined
pendingCount = undefined
busyEventEmitted = undefined
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@method up.proxy.config
@property
@param {Number} [config.preloadDelay=75]
The number of milliseconds to wait before [`[up-preload]`](/up-preload)
starts preloading.
@param {Number} [config.cacheSize=70]
The maximum number of responses to cache.
If the size is exceeded, the oldest items will be dropped from the cache.
@param {Number} [config.cacheExpiry=300000]
The number of milliseconds until a cache entry expires.
Defaults to 5 minutes.
@param {Number} [config.busyDelay=300]
How long the proxy waits until emitting the `proxy:busy` [event](/up.bus).
Use this to prevent flickering of spinners.
###
config = u.config
busyDelay: 300
preloadDelay: 75
cacheSize: 70
cacheExpiry: 1000 * 60 * 5
cacheKey = (request) ->
normalizeRequest(request)
[ request.url,
request.method,
request.data,
request.selector
].join('|')
cache = u.cache
size: -> config.cacheSize
expiry: -> config.cacheExpiry
key: cacheKey
log: 'up.proxy'
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@protected
@method up.proxy.get
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get = cache.get
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@protected
@method up.proxy.set
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set = cache.set
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@protected
@method up.proxy.remove
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remove = cache.remove
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@protected
@method up.proxy.clear
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clear = cache.clear
cancelPreloadDelay = ->
clearTimeout(preloadDelayTimer)
preloadDelayTimer = null
cancelBusyDelay = ->
clearTimeout(busyDelayTimer)
busyDelayTimer = null
reset = ->
$waitingLink = null
cancelPreloadDelay()
cancelBusyDelay()
pendingCount = 0
config.reset()
busyEventEmitted = false
cache.clear()
reset()
alias = cache.alias
normalizeRequest = (request) ->
unless request._normalized
request.method = u.normalizeMethod(request.method)
request.url = u.normalizeUrl(request.url) if request.url
request.selector ||= 'body'
request._normalized = true
request
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Makes a request to the given URL and caches the response.
If the response was already cached, returns the HTML instantly.
If requesting a URL that is not read-only, the response will
not be cached and the entire cache will be cleared.
Only requests with a method of `GET`, `OPTIONS` and `HEAD`
are considered to be read-only.
If a network connection is attempted, the proxy will emit
a `proxy:load` event with the `request` as its argument.
Once the response is received, a `proxy:receive` event will
be emitted.
@method up.proxy.ajax
@param {String} request.url
@param {String} [request.method='GET']
@param {String} [request.selector]
@param {Boolean} [request.cache]
Whether to use a cached response, if available.
If set to `false` a network connection will always be attempted.
###
ajax = (options) ->
forceCache = (options.cache == true)
ignoreCache = (options.cache == false)
request = u.only(options, 'url', 'method', 'data', 'selector', '_normalized')
pending = true
# We don't cache non-GET responses unless `options.cache`
# is explicitly set to `true`.
if !isIdempotent(request) && !forceCache
clear()
promise = load(request)
# If a cached response is available, we use it unless
# `options.cache` is explicitly set to `false`.
else if (promise = get(request)) && !ignoreCache
pending = (promise.state() == 'pending')
else
promise = load(request)
set(request, promise)
# Don't cache failed requests
promise.fail -> remove(request)
if pending && !options.preload
# This will actually make `pendingCount` higher than the actual
# number of outstanding requests. However, we need to cover the
# following case:
#
# - User starts preloading a request.
# This triggers *no* `proxy:busy`.
# - User starts loading the request (without preloading).
# This triggers `proxy:busy`.
# - The request finishes.
# This triggers `proxy:idle`.
loadStarted()
promise.always(loadEnded)
promise
SAFE_HTTP_METHODS = ['GET', 'OPTIONS', 'HEAD']
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Returns `true` if the proxy is not currently waiting
for a request to finish. Returns `false` otherwise.
The proxy will also emit an `proxy:idle` [event](/up.bus) if it
used to busy, but is now idle.
@method up.proxy.idle
@return {Boolean} Whether the proxy is idle
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idle = ->
pendingCount == 0
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Returns `true` if the proxy is currently waiting
for a request to finish. Returns `false` otherwise.
The proxy will also emit an `proxy:busy` [event](/up.bus) if it
used to idle, but is now busy.
@method up.proxy.busy
@return {Boolean} Whether the proxy is busy
###
busy = ->
pendingCount > 0
loadStarted = ->
wasIdle = idle()
pendingCount += 1
if wasIdle
emission = ->
if busy() # a fast response might have beaten the delay
up.emit('up:proxy:busy')
busyEventEmitted = true
if config.busyDelay > 0
busyDelayTimer = setTimeout(emission, config.busyDelay)
else
emission()
loadEnded = ->
pendingCount -= 1
if idle() && busyEventEmitted
up.emit('up:proxy:idle')
busyEventEmitted = false
load = (request) ->
u.debug('Loading URL %o', request.url)
up.emit('up:proxy:load', request)
promise = u.ajax(request)
promise.always -> up.emit('up:proxy:receive', request)
promise
isIdempotent = (request) ->
normalizeRequest(request)
u.contains(SAFE_HTTP_METHODS, request.method)
checkPreload = ($link) ->
delay = parseInt(u.presentAttr($link, 'up-delay')) || config.preloadDelay
unless $link.is($waitingLink)
$waitingLink = $link
cancelPreloadDelay()
curriedPreload = ->
preload($link)
$waitingLink = null
startPreloadDelay(curriedPreload, delay)
startPreloadDelay = (block, delay) ->
preloadDelayTimer = setTimeout(block, delay)
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@protected
@method up.proxy.preload
@return
A promise that will be resolved when the request was loaded and cached
###
preload = (linkOrSelector, options) ->
$link = $(linkOrSelector)
options = u.options(options)
method = up.link.followMethod($link, options)
if isIdempotent(method: method)
u.debug("Preloading %o", $link)
options.preload = true
up.follow($link, options)
else
u.debug("Won't preload %o due to unsafe method %o", $link, method)
u.resolvedPromise()
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Links with an `up-preload` attribute will silently fetch their target
when the user hovers over the click area, or when the user puts her
mouse/finger down (before releasing). This way the
response will already be cached when the user performs the click,
making the interaction feel instant.
@method [up-preload]
@param [up-delay=75]
The number of milliseconds to wait between hovering
and preloading. Increasing this will lower the load in your server,
but will also make the interaction feel less instant.
@ujs
###
up.on 'mouseover mousedown touchstart', '[up-preload]', (event, $element) ->
# Don't do anything if we are hovering over the child
# of a link. The actual link will receive the event
# and bubble in a second.
unless up.link.childClicked(event, $element)
checkPreload($element)
up.on 'up:framework:reset', reset
preload: preload
ajax: ajax
get: get
alias: alias
clear: clear
remove: remove
idle: idle
busy: busy
config: config
defaults: -> u.error('up.proxy.defaults(...) no longer exists. Set values on he up.proxy.config property instead.')
)(jQuery)