CacheClear is a simple pre-built solution for adding a cache-clearing endpoint
to your Rails app.
Just send a DELETE request to /cache_clear and the Rails cache will be
cleared. No need to enter the Rails console!
You can (and should!) configure CacheClear to use an authorization token, to
make sure no evil would-be DDoSers crash your app by continuously emptying the
caches.
CacheClear is great as a way for scripts (e.g. hubot) to clear caches remotely
without needing to directly touch your production servers.
- Add it to your gemfile:
gem 'cache_clear'- Mount it in
config/routes.rb:
YourApp::Application.routes.draw do
mount CacheClear::Engine => "/cache_clear" # or a route of your choosing
# the rest of your file
end- Optional but strongly recommended: Set up authentication in an initializer
(e.g.,
config/initializers/cache_clear.rb):
CacheClear.configure do |config|
config.auth_token = "super_secure_string"
end...and you're good to go!
This project uses the MIT-LICENSE.