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Claudio Ortolina b8b3b24ffa ML-151: document Assets.Cache TTL and invalidation strategy
Expand @moduledoc with cache key structure, 7-day TTL via
@one_week_seconds, periodic pruning by PruneAssetCache (every 12h),
and rationale for TTL-only invalidation (content-addressable immutable
assets). Update architecture.md entry accordingly.
2026-04-30 13:07:06 +01:00

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Elixir

defmodule MusicLibrary.Assets.Cache do
@moduledoc """
ETS-based asset cache with TTL for serving frequently accessed images.
## Cache key
Each entry is keyed by `{payload, format}` where `payload` is a transform
parameter string (encoding width and asset hash) and `format` is the output
MIME type (e.g. `"image/webp"`).
## TTL and pruning
The TTL is configured via the `@one_week_seconds` module attribute
(`60 * 60 * 24 * 7` = 7 days). The `prune/0` function deletes all entries
whose `inserted_at` timestamp is older than this threshold.
Pruning runs automatically every 12 hours via the `PruneAssetCache` Oban
cron worker.
## Invalidation strategy
This cache uses **TTL-based expiry only** — there is no explicit
invalidation. This is sufficient because:
1. Assets are content-addressable (SHA256 hashes) and immutable once
written. When an image is replaced (e.g. a new cover is uploaded),
the new asset gets a new hash, producing a different cache key. The
old entry is never requested again and naturally expires.
2. The ETS table is in-memory and cleared on application restart.
Explicit invalidation would add complexity (tracking which cache entries
derive from which original asset hash) with no practical benefit given
the above properties.
"""
@spec new() :: :ets.table()
def new do
:ets.new(__MODULE__, [:named_table, :public, :compressed, read_concurrency: true])
end
@spec set(String.t(), String.t(), binary()) :: true
def set(payload, format, content) do
inserted_at = DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_unix()
:ets.insert(__MODULE__, {{payload, format}, inserted_at, content})
end
@spec get(String.t(), String.t()) :: {:found, binary()} | :not_found
def get(payload, format) do
case :ets.lookup(__MODULE__, {payload, format}) do
[{{^payload, ^format}, _inserted_at, content}] -> {:found, content}
[] -> :not_found
end
end
@spec total_content_size() :: non_neg_integer()
def total_content_size do
:ets.foldl(
fn {_key, _inserted_at, content}, acc -> acc + byte_size(content) end,
0,
__MODULE__
)
end
@one_week_seconds 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
@spec prune(non_neg_integer()) :: non_neg_integer()
def prune(older_than_seconds \\ @one_week_seconds) do
threshold =
DateTime.utc_now()
|> DateTime.add(older_than_seconds * -1, :second)
|> DateTime.to_unix()
:ets.select_delete(
__MODULE__,
[{{:"$1", :"$2", :"$3"}, [{:<, :"$2", threshold}], [true]}]
)
end
end