On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Mark J. Roberts wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Scott Gregory Miller wrote:
>
> > Why not have a datstructure that just doesnt grow to big, a lot like the
> > Freenet datastore, rather than worrying about clearing.
>
> I should not have done that because unless we frequently clear the cache
> it prevents automatic pseudo-updates from working. We only need to cache
> the thing for two minutes or less, while the images load. After that the
> slight delay of requesting the map is imperceptible (when a link is
> clicked). I don't think we need to worry about people updating sites any
> more frequently than 1 minute intervals. Might introduce a one second
> delay if a site's images are half requested when the cache clears. Oh
> well, can't really help it while remaining efficient.
>
> What are you, some kind of saboteur? Giving me malicious advice and all. :-)
I still think clearing is the wrong way to go. Perhaps make it a
segmented datastructure where you can distinguish based on the SSK. Then
cache all items on the same SSK. Clear when you switch SSKs or when the
cache is inactive for a period of time.
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