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diff --git a/main/utils.py b/main/utils.py
index ae446ab3..d7681cb6 100644
--- a/main/utils.py
+++ b/main/utils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ except ImportError:
from django.core.cache import cache
from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor
+CACHE_TIMEOUT = 1800
+INVALIDATE_TIMEOUT = 15
+
+CACHE_PACKAGE_KEY = 'cache_package_latest'
+CACHE_NEWS_KEY = 'cache_news_latest'
+
def cache_function_key(func, args, kwargs):
raw = [func.__name__, func.__module__, args, kwargs]
pickled = pickle.dumps(raw, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
@@ -40,7 +46,23 @@ def clear_cache_function(func, args, kwargs):
key = cache_function_key(func, args, kwargs)
cache.delete(key)
-#utility to make a pair of django choices
+# utility to make a pair of django choices
make_choice = lambda l: [(str(m), str(m)) for m in l]
+# These are in here because we would be jumping around in some import circles
+# and hoops otherwise. The only thing currently using these keys is the feed
+# caching stuff.
+
+def refresh_package_latest(**kwargs):
+ # We could delete the value, but that could open a race condition
+ # where the new data wouldn't have been committed yet by the calling
+ # thread. Instead, explicitly set it to None for a short amount of time.
+ # Hopefully by the time it expires we will have committed, and the cache
+ # will be valid again. See "Scaling Django" by Mike Malone, slide 30.
+ cache.set(CACHE_PACKAGE_KEY, None, INVALIDATE_TIMEOUT)
+
+def refresh_news_latest(**kwargs):
+ # same thoughts apply as in refresh_package_latest
+ cache.set(CACHE_NEWS_KEY, None, INVALIDATE_TIMEOUT)
+
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