cmu-delphi/delphi-epidata

Permit caching of COVIDcast signals for a few hours

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#159 opened on Jul 23, 2020

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Description

None of the signals update more than once a day, so we could get a substantial performance boost in the map if we allowed caches to stay good for a few hours.

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Research direction
Identify the API endpoints serving COVIDcast signals and add appropriate Cache Control headers to allow caching for a few hours.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backendapi
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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75