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AI-generatedStale cache response without background revalidation in HttpClient Cache plugin
Cache-Control Semantics in Ktor HttpClient The Ktor HttpClient Cache plugin manages response persistence based on standard Cache-Control headers. However, there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of RFC 7234 extensions, specifically stale-while-revalidate . When a cached response exceeds its max-age but falls within a stale-while-revalidate window,