Class yii\filters\HttpCache

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Inheritance	yii\filters\HttpCache » yii\base\ActionFilter » yii\base\Behavior » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements	yii\base\Configurable
Available since version	2.0
Source Code	https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/filters/HttpCache.php

HttpCache implements client-side caching by utilizing the Last-Modified and ETag HTTP headers.

It is an action filter that can be added to a controller and handles the beforeAction event.

To use HttpCache, declare it in the behaviors() method of your controller class. In the following example the filter will be applied to the index action and the Last-Modified header will contain the date of the last update to the user table in the database.

public function behaviors()
{
    return [
        [
            'class' => 'yii\filters\HttpCache',
            'only' => ['index'],
            'lastModified' => function ($action, $params) {
                $q = new \yii\db\Query();
                return $q->from('user')->max('updated_at');
            },
//            'etagSeed' => function ($action, $params) {
//                return // generate ETag seed here
//            }
        ],
    ];
}

Public Properties

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Property	Type	Description	Defined By
$cacheControlHeader	string	The value of the `Cache-Control` HTTP header.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$enabled	boolean	A value indicating whether this filter should be enabled.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$etagSeed	callable	A PHP callback that generates the ETag seed string.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$except	array	List of action IDs that this filter should not apply to.	yii\base\ActionFilter
$lastModified	callable	A PHP callback that returns the UNIX timestamp of the last modification time.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$only	array	List of action IDs that this filter should apply to.	yii\base\ActionFilter
$owner	yii\base\Component\|null	The owner of this behavior	yii\base\Behavior
$params	mixed	Additional parameters that should be passed to the $lastModified and $etagSeed callbacks.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$sessionCacheLimiter	string	The name of the cache limiter to be set when [session_cache_limiter()](https://secure.	yii\filters\HttpCache
$weakEtag	boolean	Whether to generate weak ETags.	yii\filters\HttpCache

Public Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.	yii\base\BaseObject
__construct()	Constructor.	yii\base\BaseObject
__get()	Returns the value of an object property.	yii\base\BaseObject
__isset()	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.	yii\base\BaseObject
__set()	Sets value of an object property.	yii\base\BaseObject
__unset()	Sets an object property to null.	yii\base\BaseObject
afterAction()	This method is invoked right after an action is executed.	yii\base\ActionFilter
afterFilter()		yii\base\ActionFilter
attach()	Attaches the behavior object to the component.	yii\base\Behavior
beforeAction()	This method is invoked right before an action is to be executed (after all possible filters.) You may override this method to do last-minute preparation for the action.	yii\filters\HttpCache
beforeFilter()		yii\base\ActionFilter
canGetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.	yii\base\BaseObject
canSetProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.	yii\base\BaseObject
className()	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.	yii\base\BaseObject
detach()	Detaches the behavior object from the component.	yii\base\Behavior
events()	Declares event handlers for the $owner's events.	yii\base\Behavior
hasMethod()	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.	yii\base\BaseObject
hasProperty()	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.	yii\base\BaseObject
init()	Initializes the object.	yii\base\BaseObject

Protected Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
generateEtag()	Generates an ETag from the given seed string.	yii\filters\HttpCache
getActionId()	Returns an action ID by converting yii\base\Action::$uniqueId into an ID relative to the module.	yii\base\ActionFilter
isActive()	Returns a value indicating whether the filter is active for the given action.	yii\base\ActionFilter
sendCacheControlHeader()	Sends the cache control header to the client.	yii\filters\HttpCache
validateCache()	Validates if the HTTP cache contains valid content.	yii\filters\HttpCache

Property Details

$cacheControlHeader public property

The value of the Cache-Control HTTP header. If null, the header will not be sent.

public string $cacheControlHeader = 'public, max-age=3600'

$enabled public property

A value indicating whether this filter should be enabled.

public boolean $enabled = true

$etagSeed public property

A PHP callback that generates the ETag seed string. The callback's signature should be:

function ($action, $params)

where $action is the yii\base\Action object that this filter is currently handling; $params takes the value of $params. The callback should return a string serving as the seed for generating an ETag.

public callable $etagSeed = null

$lastModified public property

A PHP callback that returns the UNIX timestamp of the last modification time. The callback's signature should be:

function ($action, $params)

where $action is the yii\base\Action object that this filter is currently handling; $params takes the value of $params. The callback should return a UNIX timestamp.

public callable $lastModified = null

$params public property

Additional parameters that should be passed to the $lastModified and $etagSeed callbacks.

public mixed $params = null

$sessionCacheLimiter public property

The name of the cache limiter to be set when session_cache_limiter() is called. The default value is an empty string, meaning turning off automatic sending of cache headers entirely. You may set this property to be public, private, private_no_expire, and nocache. Please refer to session_cache_limiter() for detailed explanation of these values.

If this property is null, then session_cache_limiter() will not be called. As a result, PHP will send headers according to the session.cache_limiter PHP ini setting.

public string $sessionCacheLimiter = ''

$weakEtag public property (available since version 2.0.8)

Whether to generate weak ETags.

Weak ETags should be used if the content should be considered semantically equivalent, but not byte-equal.

public boolean $weakEtag = false

Method Details

beforeAction() public method

This method is invoked right before an action is to be executed (after all possible filters.) You may override this method to do last-minute preparation for the action.

public boolean beforeAction ( $action )
$action	yii\base\Action	The action to be executed.
return	boolean	Whether the action should continue to be executed.

generateEtag() protected method

Generates an ETag from the given seed string.

protected string generateEtag ( $seed )
$seed	string	Seed for the ETag
return	string	The generated ETag

sendCacheControlHeader() protected method

Sends the cache control header to the client.

protected boolean validateCache ( $lastModified, $etag )
$lastModified	integer	The calculated Last-Modified value in terms of a UNIX timestamp. If null, the Last-Modified header will not be validated.
$etag	string	The calculated ETag value. If null, the ETag header will not be validated.
return	boolean	Whether the HTTP cache is still valid.