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Q: Can Ajile manage the browser's caching of loaded scripts and imported modules?
A-General:
Yes. Ajile 0.7+ provides
Ajile.EnableRefresh() and
the refresh load-time option to support forcing the browser to generate fresh
requests for loaded scripts and imported modules. Ajile 0.6.5 and earlier
versions don't explicitly manage the browsers caching of loaded or imported
scripts.
A-Detail: Caching and the Load and Import processes:
The following describes the behavior of Ajile's Load and Import directives as
they relate to browser caching:
1. Load instructs the browser to load the specified script file from the
specified location.
2. Import uses Load to load the corresponding script file for the specified
module or namespace.
3. Import only uses Load if the specified module or namespace isn't already in
memory. For example, the
Import("com.iskitz.ajile.examples.ImportExample");
statement will only instruct the browser to load the script file if the
ImportExample object or property is undefined or equal to null.
When Ajile.EnableRefresh()
or the refresh load-time option are used, the browser will be forced to load
the specified script from its source location. When they are not used, the
browser will use it's own cache settings to determine whether to load a script
from its source location. If the script resides on a web server, the web server
may set headers that instruct your browser to serve the script from its cache
rather than reloading it from the web server.
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