verbs: Caching versions of httr verbs

In mikmart/httc: HTTP Requests with Automatic Caching

Description

Memory-caching versions of httr verbs that honour cache control headers. If you need more control over the caching, create your own with caching().

Usage

BROWSE(...)

DELETE(...)

GET(...)

HEAD(...)

PATCH(...)

POST(...)

PUT(...)

VERB(...)

Arguments

...	Arguments passed on to the corresponding httr verb.

Value

Result of original verb, but from a cache if applicable.

Examples

# Response header specifies two seconds of caching
cached_request <- function() {
  try(httc::GET("https://httpbin.org/cache/2"))
}

system.time(cached_request()) # First response from server
system.time(cached_request()) # Second uses cached result
Sys.sleep(2)
system.time(cached_request()) # Re-requested from server

mikmart/httc documentation built on Dec. 21, 2021, 6:57 p.m.