astropy / astropy/astroquery

MAST: support query result caching

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Description

It'd be great if MAST also supports query result caching.

One use case is from `lightkurve` package: https://github.com/KeplerGO/lightkurve/issues/461

For `lightkurve` use case, query result caching is needed at
`mast.Observations.query_criteria()` function.

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Research direction

Start by reading the MAST implementation of mast.Observations.query_criteria() and the linked lightkurve use case. Determine how query results should be cached for that entry point, then verify that repeated queries return cached results while preserving existing behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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