apollographql / apollographql/datasource-rest

[Feature Request]: Store JSON responses as objects in the cache instead of stringifying them

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TypeScript
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Description

## Summary
I would like to request a feature enhancement that allows JSON responses to be stored as objects in the cache, instead of stringifying them.

### Problem
Currently, when caching JSON responses, the package stores them as strings. For my use case, I handle large JSON bodies that can exceed 10MB in size. Every time I retrieve a response from the cache, I noticed that the response times were extremely slow for just reading data from an in memory cache. Parsing JSON objects depending on the size can be introducing a pretty significant performance issue that can be avoided.
### Proposed Solution
Allow developers to provide an override method that handles storing the response object in cache

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Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or an entry point. Start by tracing how JSON responses are serialized and restored in the cache, then determine where a storage override belongs. Done should include object-preserving cache behavior for large JSON responses and coverage for the relevant retrieval path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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