> I note there is an option to set if-modified-since as well a to get > a cache-freshness value in getting back a response, but the cachefreshness > value seems to always return 1, as it is the number of seconds > old since the item was retrieved.
Using if-modified-since relies on the server you're querying supporting that - but if you do use it you set If-Modified-Since (see: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-3.3) and if you receive a HTTP 304 Not Modified the remote object was not newer than your requested date (see: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-4.1). > Anyone know the call/header value to use for getting at the remote > object's last-modified time directly? You can check what headers are available by using a HEAD request before you GET - then you can make the call to download or not. Cheerio, Brad On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:08 +11:00, L A Walsh <ast...@tlinx.org> wrote: > I'm downloading packages for my distro into a cache area on my local > system. > > I note there is an option to set if-modified-since as well a to get > a cache-freshness value in getting back a response, but the cachefreshness > value seems to always return 1, as it is the number of seconds > old since the item was retrieved. > > Thing it, I'd like to get the time& date stamp on the remote item. > > Is there some header value that contains the time (in epoch seconds) > for the remote item? > > I am also familiar with a variant of the 'GET' method -- 'mirror' which > will set the value of my copy to that on the remote -- so something > must have the actual time stamp of the remote object. > > I'm just not sure what call or interface I need to use to get at > it directly. > > While the 'mirror' option might be good in the long term, until I'm > sure all my bits and pieces fit together I'd like to be able to > display the local and remote time stamps on the object. > > Anyone know the call/header value to use for getting at the remote > object's last-modified time directly? > > Thanks! > -- Bradley Dean Email: bjd...@bjdean.id.au Skype: sk...@bjdean.id.au Mobile(Aus): +61-413014395 WWW: http://bjdean.id.au/
