generated `env.js` is missing a cache buster
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Description
Describe the bug
We have been running into issues with deployments and realized that /_app/env.js is cached by cloudflare due to a missing cache buster in the filename.
A similiar issue could happen with /_app/version.json, but JSON files are usually not cached by the common cloudflare presets.
For now we have disabled cache for that path 👍🏻
Reproduction
https://stackblitz.com/edit/sveltejs-kit-template-default-fsrnypku?file=build%2F_app%2Fenv.js
Using the static adapter and a public static env var.
Logs
# not important
System Info
System:
OS: macOS 15.4.1
CPU: (11) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
Memory: 95.47 MB / 18.00 GB
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 20.19.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.1/bin/node
npm: 10.8.2 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.1/bin/npm
pnpm: 10.7.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.1/bin/pnpm
bun: 1.2.13 - ~/.bun/bin/bun
Browsers:
Chrome: 136.0.7103.114
Safari: 18.4
npmPackages:
@sveltejs/adapter-static: ^3.0.8 => 3.0.8
@sveltejs/kit: ^2.20.2 => 2.20.2
@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte: ^5.0.3 => 5.0.3
svelte: ^5.25.3 => 5.25.3
vite: ^6.2.3 => 6.2.3
Severity
serious, but I can work around it
Additional Information
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First steps
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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 StackBlitz reproduction and the generated build/_app/env.js output when using the static adapter with a public static environment variable. Trace how that file is generated and referenced; done means deployments produce a cache-busted env.js filename so Cloudflare does not reuse stale environment data.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- build-system, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100