Cachebuster is a Chrome extension which allows users to bypass load balancer and proxy caches.
Cachebuster is a Chrome extension which allows users to bypass load balancer and proxy caches.
Sometimes, load balancers and proxies are (unfortunately) present in a testing environment. This prevents the users from seeing the latest changes, and sometimes leads to confusion. Thus, a cache-bypassing mechanism is needed.
Cachebuster intercepts all HTTP requests, and adds a timestamp to the URL in the form of a query parameters. For example, an HTTP request to URL http://yasa.gs/ will actually be made to the URL http://yasa.gs/?cachebusterTimestamp=1383291810660.