v0.8.0

Legacy Header Support, Refactors, and Documentation

This release adds compatibility with the legacy X-Cache-Status header (for easier migration from gregjones/httpcache), along with internal refactors and expanded documentation.

Highlights

• Legacy Header Support (ebbe290, 03ebc3a)

  • Added the legacy X-Cache-Status header for migration from gregjones/httpcache.

  • Header Value Mapping:

    X-Httpcache-Status	X-Cache-Status	Description
    HIT	1	Served from cache
    STALE	1	Served from cache but stale
    REVALIDATED	1	Revalidated with origin
    MISS	(not set)	Served from origin
    BYPASS	(not set)	Bypassed cache, served from origin

    X-Httpcache-Status is set on every response, while X-Cache-Status is omitted for misses and bypasses.

  • Example response headers for a stale cache hit:

    X-Httpcache-Status: STALE
    X-Cache-Status: 1

• Refactors and Documentation

  • (3948ed8, b4ae1fb): Improved code clarity and maintainability (replaced goto with labelled continue, consolidated cache revalidation logic).
  • (0a92bbe f18215f): Expanded documentation for the memcache backend and stale-while-revalidate behavior.

Full Changelog: v0.7.0...v0.8.0

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Migration Note:
X-Cache-Status is provided for compatibility and may be removed in a future major release. Please migrate to X-Httpcache-Status for continued support and improvements.

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Call for Feedback

The project is nearing a stable v1.0.0 milestone.
Any further feedback, issues, or contributions are welcome as we finalize the implementation and documentation.