spotify / spotify/SPTPersistentCache
Using Extended File Attributes to Store Cache Record's Header
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- Objective-C
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Description
Did you consider using Extended File Attributes to store a cache record's header (SPTPersistentCacheRecordHeader struct) ? Looks like this approach should simplify the headers management a bit.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the SPTPersistentCacheRecordHeader struct and Apple's setxattr documentation linked in the issue. Determine whether extended file attributes can replace the current cache-record header management and establish what changes would be required before implementation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- objective-c
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100