On Dec 24, 2007 1:47 AM, Brett Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Sounds good.
>
> I would note that:
> - 404 errors might only be temporary if you hit something before it is
> uploaded and it is later added. That said, it still makes sense to
> cache them
>

I use Proximity at work, and I've extended it with a button that allows
every user to clear the not-found-cache because this problem occurs
frequently...


> - other errors should probably have a shorter TTL since server errors
> would be hoped to be intermittent (though it might depend on the error
> type).
>
> Cheers,
> Brett
>
> On 21/12/2007, at 8:57 PM, nicolas de loof wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > The cache-failure option on proxy connectors doesn't seem to act as
> > user
> > (and myself) may expect.
> >
> > A failing (404) artifact request is not cached, as any network errors.
> >
> > This has the side effect that :
> >
> > 1. network issues to access proxied repositories can make archiva
> > unusable
> > 2. archiva performance can get slow when using downloadSources form
> > IDE
> > plugins, as many artifacts have no source attached and any user
> > launching
> > mvn eclipse:eclipse will make archiva fetch it's proxyConnectors
> >
> > I suggest the following changes :
> >
> > - in DefaultRepositoryProxyConnectors, first look in UrlCache for
> > previously
> > failed request, and skip fetching the proxy if found
> > - add 404 (ArtifactNotFoundException) errors to the failureCache
> >
> > The cache is also hard-configured in plexus descriptors. Maybe some
> > user
> > would like to have an admin command / configuration to flush it and/
> > or the
> > the time-to-live attribute.
> >
> > Nico.
>
>

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