RESPONSE HEADER INVALIDATION
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- identifying content that has been modified;
generating an invalidation directive that identifies the content; and
embedding the invalidation directive into a header of a response.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with content invalidation are described. One example method includes providing an invalidation directive in a header of a response.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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identifying content that has been modified; generating an invalidation directive that identifies the content; and embedding the invalidation directive into a header of a response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying content that has been modified; generating an invalidation directive that identifies the content to be invalidated; and embedding the invalidation directive into a header of a response. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a caching device, an HTTP response to an HTTP request; determining, by the caching device, whether the HTTP response includes an invalidation directive in a header of the HTTP response; if the invalidation directive is found in the header, then; identifying content to be invalidated from the invalidation directive; and invalidating, by the web cache server, cached content that corresponds to the content identified by the invalidation directive. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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