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Job Snijders <job@bsd.nl>
Subject:
Re: httpd: add cache controls for static files
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tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 13 May 2026 14:26:01 +0000

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    httpd: add cache controls for static files

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  • On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 01:39:20PM +0200, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote:
    > +cache		: NO CACHE		{
    > +			srv_conf->flags &= ~SRVFLAG_CACHE;
    > +			srv_conf->flags |= SRVFLAG_NO_CACHE;
    > +		}
    > +		| CACHE			{
    > +			srv_conf->flags &= ~SRVFLAG_NO_CACHE;
    > +			srv_conf->flags |= SRVFLAG_CACHE;
    > +		}
    > +		;
    > +
    
    Perhaps "[no] cache-control no-cache" ? This way we can add
    more directives in the future, and also allow location specific
    configuration. E.g., 
    
    server "example.com" {
    	listen on * port 80
    
    	gzip-static
    	no cache-control no-cache
    
    	location "/hotstuff/*" {
    		cache-control no-cache
    	}
    }
    
    alternative approach would be to provide some generic mechanism to set
    HTTP headers (send-header?), then operators can just do whatever they
    need to do without patching httpd?
    
    server "example.com" {
    	listen on * port 80
    
    	gzip-static
    
    	location "/hotstuff/*" {
    		send-header "Cache-Control: no-cache"
    	}
    }
    
    
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    httpd: add cache controls for static files

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    httpd: add cache controls for static files