https://github.com/mingchen/node-nocache

Add nocache headers to node response
https://github.com/mingchen/node-nocache

express express-middleware nocache node

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Add nocache headers to node response

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mingchen/node-nocache
• Owner: mingchen
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-03-01T22:01:45.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-23T12:18:04.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-07T01:22:28.237Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: express, express-middleware, nocache, node
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 200 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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node-nocache

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## Introduction

A node `express` middleware which add no-cache related headers for all the express response to disable caches. 

It is useful for REST API response, add no-cache headers to avoid browsers cache request response.

The following headers are added to response header:

    Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate

    Expires: -1

    Pragma: no-cache

## Install

    npm install node-nocache

## Usage

    let nocache = require('node-nocache');

    app.use(nocache);

or use you can only add no-cache headers to specific requests with `router`:

    router.all('*', require('node-nocache'));

or

    let nocache = require('node-nocache');

    router.get('/api/foo', nocache, function (req, res, next) {

        ...

    });

Checkout `test/nocache_test.js` for example usages.

## License

MIT