Invalidation du cache

Purge (exact URL)#

# CLI
bouine purge https://example.com/products/123 --token <token>

# API
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:9000/v1/purge \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/products/123"}'

In a cluster, the purge is forwarded to all live peers via HTTP fan-out (in strong mode) or gossiped via the memberlist broadcast queue (in eventual mode).

Cluster propagation#

The delivery mechanism depends on cluster.mode:

See Clustering for details on choosing a mode.

Ban (predicate-based)#

# CLI
bouine ban host_regex=example.com path_regex=^/api/ --token <token>

# API
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:9000/v1/ban \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"host_regex":"example.com","path_regex":"^/api/"}'

Bans use a two-pronged invalidation strategy:

1. Eager eviction — all entries currently in the hot store that match the predicate are deleted immediately.
2. Lazy check — newly-stored objects are checked against the active ban list on every lookup. This ensures objects filled during the scan window (e.g. from a miss storm) are also invalidated.

Active bans are retained for 24 hours and then pruned automatically.

Surrogate key ban#

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:9000/v1/ban \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"surrogate_key":"product-456"}'

Invalidates all objects tagged with the given surrogate key. Origins emit surrogate keys via response headers:

bouine reads whichever header is present (first non-empty header wins) and stores the tags on the cached object.

Refresh (soft-purge)#

# CLI
bouine refresh https://example.com/products/123 --token <token>

# API
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:9000/v1/refresh \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com/products/123"}'

Marks the entry stale — the next request triggers revalidation. If the origin returns 304, the cached body is reused; the TTL is refreshed from the updated headers.

Dashboard invalidation#

The Invalidation view in the operator dashboard provides the same four operations through a browser UI — no curl required. The forms validate inputs before submitting:

• URLs must begin with http:// or https:// and include a host
• Regex fields must be valid RE2 expressions
• At least one ban field (host, path, or surrogate key) must be non-empty

The Recent invalidations list updates immediately after each successful operation, showing the operation type, argument, and relative timestamp.

Cloudflare CDN propagation#

When bouine sits behind Cloudflare, invalidation operations can be forwarded to the Cloudflare Cache API so both caches are cleared together.

See Cloudflare CDN propagation for full setup instructions, mapping strategy (URL→PurgeSingleFile, surrogate-key→PurgeByTags, literal regex→PurgeByPrefixes/Hostnames), async mode, Kubernetes secret wiring, and monitoring metrics.