HttpClient in .NET lacks built-in HTTP caching, requiring every request to hit the server. The Meziantou.Framework.Http.Caching NuGet package adds RFC 7234 and RFC 8246 compliant caching via a DelegatingHandler. The post covers installation, basic usage, ASP.NET Core dependency injection integration, client cache directives (no-cache, max-stale, only-if-cached), configurable options like response size limits and custom cache predicates, and thread safety including cache stampede prevention.
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# Understanding HTTP caching# Introducing Meziantou.Framework.Http.Caching# Support for client cache directives# Thread safety# Additional resources16.7K Impressions1 Comment