feat: Add File-based Caching

.gitignore

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ yarn.lock
 package-lock.json
 .vercel
 
+# Cache directory
+cache/
+
 # Local Configuration
 .DS_Store
 

Dockerfile

@@ -28,30 +28,33 @@ RUN composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-scripts
 # Configure Apache to serve from src/ directory and pass environment variables
 RUN a2enmod rewrite headers && \
     echo 'ServerTokens Prod\n\
-ServerSignature Off\n\
-PassEnv TOKEN\n\
-PassEnv WHITELIST\n\
-<VirtualHost *:80>\n\
+    ServerSignature Off\n\
+    PassEnv TOKEN\n\
+    PassEnv WHITELIST\n\
+    <VirtualHost *:80>\n\
     ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost\n\
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/src\n\
     <Directory /var/www/html/src>\n\
-        Options -Indexes\n\
-        AllowOverride None\n\
-        Require all granted\n\
-        Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"\n\
-        Header always set Content-Type "image/svg+xml" "expr=%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#\\.svg$#i"\n\
-        Header always set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; img-src data:;" "expr=%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#\\.svg$#i"\n\
-        Header always set Referrer-Policy "no-referrer-when-downgrade"\n\
-        Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"\n\
+    Options -Indexes\n\
+    AllowOverride None\n\
+    Require all granted\n\
+    Header always set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"\n\
+    Header always set Content-Type "image/svg+xml" "expr=%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#\\.svg$#i"\n\
+    Header always set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'none'; style-src 'unsafe-inline'; img-src data:;" "expr=%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#\\.svg$#i"\n\
+    Header always set Referrer-Policy "no-referrer-when-downgrade"\n\
+    Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"\n\
     </Directory>\n\
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log\n\
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined\n\
-</VirtualHost>' > /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
+    </VirtualHost>' > /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
 
-# Set secure permissions
+RUN mkdir -p /var/www/html/cache
+
+# Set secure permissions (cache dir needs write access for www-data)
 RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html && \
     find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; && \
-    find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+    find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; && \
+    chmod 775 /var/www/html/cache
 
 # Health check
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \

src/cache.php

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Simple file-based cache for GitHub contribution stats
+ *
+ * Caches stats for 24 hours to avoid repeated API calls
+ */
+
+// Default cache duration: 24 hours (in seconds)
+define("CACHE_DURATION", 24 * 60 * 60);
+define("CACHE_DIR", __DIR__ . "/../cache");
+
+/**
+ * Generate a cache key for a user's request
+ *
+ * @param string $user GitHub username
+ * @param array $options Additional options that affect the stats (mode, exclude_days, starting_year)
+ * @return string Cache key (filename-safe)
+ */
+function getCacheKey(string $user, array $options = []): string
+{
+    // Normalize options
+    ksort($options);
+    $optionsString = json_encode($options);
+    return hash("sha256", $user . $optionsString);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the cache file path for a given key
+ *
+ * @param string $key Cache key
+ * @return string Full path to cache file
+ */
+function getCacheFilePath(string $key): string
+{
+    return CACHE_DIR . "/" . $key . ".json";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensure the cache directory exists
+ *
+ * @return bool True if directory exists or was created
+ */
+function ensureCacheDir(): bool
+{
+    if (!is_dir(CACHE_DIR)) {
+        return mkdir(CACHE_DIR, 0755, true);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get cached stats if available and not expired
+ *
+ * @param string $user GitHub username
+ * @param array $options Additional options
+ * @param int $maxAge Maximum age in seconds (default: 24 hours)
+ * @return array|null Cached stats array or null if not cached/expired
+ */
+function getCachedStats(string $user, array $options = [], int $maxAge = CACHE_DURATION): ?array
+{
+    $key = getCacheKey($user, $options);
+    $filePath = getCacheFilePath($key);
+
+    if (!file_exists($filePath)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $fileAge = time() - filemtime($filePath);
+    if ($fileAge > $maxAge) {
+        // Cache expired, delete the file
+        if (file_exists($filePath)) {
+            unlink($filePath);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $contents = file_get_contents($filePath);
+    if ($contents === false) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    $data = json_decode($contents, true);
+    if (!is_array($data)) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return $data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save stats to cache
+ *
+ * @param string $user GitHub username
+ * @param array $options Additional options
+ * @param array $stats Stats array to cache
+ * @return bool True if successfully cached
+ */
+function setCachedStats(string $user, array $options, array $stats): bool
+{
+    if (!ensureCacheDir()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    $key = getCacheKey($user, $options);
+    $filePath = getCacheFilePath($key);
+
+    $data = json_encode($stats, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+    if ($data === false) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return file_put_contents($filePath, $data, LOCK_EX) !== false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear all expired cache files
+ *
+ * @param int $maxAge Maximum age in seconds
+ * @return int Number of files deleted
+ */
+function clearExpiredCache(int $maxAge = CACHE_DURATION): int
+{
+    if (!is_dir(CACHE_DIR)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    $deleted = 0;
+    $files = glob(CACHE_DIR . "/*.json");
+
+    if ($files === false) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($files as $file) {
+        $fileAge = time() - filemtime($file);
+        if ($fileAge > $maxAge) {
+            if (file_exists($file) && unlink($file)) {
+                $deleted++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $deleted;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clear cache for a specific user
+ *
+ * @param string $user GitHub username
+ * @return bool True if cache was cleared
+ */
+function clearUserCache(string $user): bool
+{
+    if (!is_dir(CACHE_DIR)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Since we use a hash, we need to check all files
+    // For simplicity, just clear the cache with empty options
+    $key = getCacheKey($user, []);
+    $filePath = getCacheFilePath($key);
+
+    if (file_exists($filePath)) {
+        return unlink($filePath);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}

src/index.php

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require_once "../vendor/autoload.php";
 require_once "stats.php";
 require_once "card.php";
+require_once "cache.php";
 
 // load .env
 $dotenv = \Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(dirname(__DIR__, 1));
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@
     renderOutput($message, 500);
 }
 
-// set cache to refresh once per three horus
-$cacheMinutes = 3 * 60 * 60;
-header("Expires: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s", time() + $cacheMinutes) . " GMT");
+// set cache to refresh once per day (24 hours)
+$cacheSeconds = 24 * 60 * 60;
+header("Expires: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s", time() + $cacheSeconds) . " GMT");
 header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s") . " GMT");
-header("Cache-Control: public, max-age=$cacheMinutes");
+header("Cache-Control: public, max-age=$cacheSeconds");
 
 // redirect to demo site if user is not given
 if (!isset($_REQUEST["user"])) {
@@ -35,16 +36,40 @@
     // get streak stats for user given in query string
     $user = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z0-9\-]/", "", $_REQUEST["user"]);
     $startingYear = isset($_REQUEST["starting_year"]) ? intval($_REQUEST["starting_year"]) : null;
-    $contributionGraphs = getContributionGraphs($user, $startingYear);
-    $contributions = getContributionDates($contributionGraphs);
-    if (isset($_GET["mode"]) && $_GET["mode"] === "weekly") {
-        $stats = getWeeklyContributionStats($contributions);
+    $mode = isset($_GET["mode"]) ? $_GET["mode"] : null;
+    $excludeDaysRaw = $_GET["exclude_days"] ?? "";
+
+    // Build cache options based on request parameters
+    $cacheOptions = [
+        "starting_year" => $startingYear,
+        "mode" => $mode,
+        "exclude_days" => $excludeDaysRaw,
+    ];
+
+    // Check for cached stats first (24 hour cache)
+    $cachedStats = getCachedStats($user, $cacheOptions);
+
+    if ($cachedStats !== null) {
+        // Use cached stats - instant response!
+        renderOutput($cachedStats);
     } else {
-        // split and normalize excluded days
-        $excludeDays = normalizeDays(explode(",", $_GET["exclude_days"] ?? ""));
-        $stats = getContributionStats($contributions, $excludeDays);
+        // Fetch fresh data from GitHub API
+        $contributionGraphs = getContributionGraphs($user, $startingYear);
+        $contributions = getContributionDates($contributionGraphs);
+
+        if ($mode === "weekly") {
+            $stats = getWeeklyContributionStats($contributions);
+        } else {
+            // split and normalize excluded days
+            $excludeDays = normalizeDays(explode(",", $excludeDaysRaw));
+            $stats = getContributionStats($contributions, $excludeDays);
+        }
+
+        // Cache the stats for 24 hours
+        setCachedStats($user, $cacheOptions, $stats);
+
+        renderOutput($stats);
     }
-    renderOutput($stats);
 } catch (InvalidArgumentException | AssertionError $error) {
     error_log("Error {$error->getCode()}: {$error->getMessage()}");
     if ($error->getCode() >= 500) {