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Use conditional requests for API requests

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#178 opened on Jul 27, 2017

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Description

https://developer.github.com/v3/#conditional-requests

Allows us to drastically cut down on the number of API requests we've made if there aren't any changes since the last time we accessed the endpoint.

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Research direction
Learn about HTTP conditional requests (ETag/If Modified Since). Find where API requests are made in the codebase. Implement logic to store last response ETag and send it in subsequent requests. Handle 304 responses to reuse cached data.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitHTTP basics
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60