parse-cache-control

What is parse-cache-control?

The parse-cache-control npm package is designed to parse the value of the HTTP 'Cache-Control' header. It returns an object representing the directives and their respective values, making it easier to interpret and utilize cache control settings within an application.

What are parse-cache-control's main functionalities?

Parsing Cache-Control Header

This feature allows you to parse the 'Cache-Control' header string from an HTTP response and convert it into a JavaScript object. Each directive in the header is represented as a key in the resulting object, with its value being the directive's value or true if the directive has no value.

{"Cache-Control": "public, max-age=3600"}

Other packages similar to parse-cache-control

http-cache-semantics

This package is similar to parse-cache-control in that it also deals with HTTP caching semantics. However, it provides a more comprehensive set of features for interpreting cache headers, deciding cacheability, and calculating freshness lifetime of responses.

cache-control

The cache-control package is another alternative that provides parsing and formatting utilities for HTTP Cache-Control headers. It differs from parse-cache-control by offering functionality to both parse existing headers and create new ones.

README

parse-cache-control

Simple function to parse Cache-Control headers. Taken from Wreck.

See test.js for usage.