cache-clobber

cache-clobber

Renames your js/css files based on their contents with a hash at the end. Ensures your html matches the new names.

<script src="bloat.js"> => <script src="bloat-cc2530066345.js">

Does a recursive search for .html files for references in src and href attributes.

Usage

Binary usage:

Usage of cache-clobber:
  -dir string
        specifies the directory to scan recursively in for html files (default ".")

Why?

Your browser will download your js/css files once and store them into a cache based on their file name. Next visit, it will not download the file names it has cached and use its local copies instead.

You may upload a new version, and your website will not display your cool new features to the users!

cache-clobber solves this by appending a hash -ccXXXXXXX, dependent upon the file's contents, to the file name so every change renders. This is a method of "cache busting".

Notes

• cache-clobber decides to not use a query parameter to cache bust, since CDNs and proxies may ignore query parameters.
• Kept in one go runable file, if you do not like keeping mysterious binaries in your repos.
• Created after not wanting to bother with gulp, grunt, or other configs.