Add a cache layer for preventing larger no of read request to the server

[Rupeshiya]

Present scenario:
As of now no cache layer is there, on get/link request the link is directly fetched from db

Expected scenario:
As the Kutt is the read heavy platform so it's better to make a cache layer and check the cache layer for the data requested by the client side before sending the request to the server which will reduce the server load

@poeti8 Please let me know your thoughts

[poeti8]

There's a cache layer. Look at where Redis is used. But not that extensive though.

[Rupeshiya]

@poeti8 yes you are right.
But I think the url is directly getting fetched from db, it's not checking the cache.
Check /server/handler/link.ts

export const get: Handler = async (req, res) => {
  const { limit, skip, search, all } = req.query;
  const userId = req.user.id;

  const match = {
    ...(!all && { user_id: userId })
  };

  const [links, total] = await Promise.all([
    query.link.get(match, { limit, search, skip }),
    query.link.total(match, { search })
  ]);

  const data = links.map(utils.sanitize.link);

  return res.send({
    total,
    limit,
    skip,
    data
  });
};

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[poeti8]

That's correct, many of them are not cached.

[Rupeshiya]

So Should I proceed ahead to fix this @poeti8 ?

[poeti8]

@Rupeshiya Sure!

[Rupeshiya]

@poeti8 This (#269 (comment)) is blocking me to proceed.
Can you please help me to resolve that so that I can contribute?

[poeti8]

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