Astro SSR Cache Growth During Dev: Is Cache Invalidation Handled?
When running astro dev , repeated page reloads in the browser appear to increase the Node process heap over time. The suspected culprit is Astro’s SSR cache, which keeps component instances alive across requests to speed up rendering. The dev workflow uses Vite’s hot‑module‑replacement and a Vite in‑memory file cache. Dynamic imports of large libraries are c
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