tldr-pages / tldr-pages/tldr-python-client

Feature Request: completely & precisely control cache and remote resource request

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Description

I am making a wrapper of this tldr client to display default & private tldr pages at the same time, but it is confusing to config whether to use cache.

Sometimes I do not want cache and only want remote request. I set env TLDR_CACHE_ENABLED=0, it will still fall back to cache when web request fails, the cache can not be disabled completely.

On other times I only want to read from cache but do not want any remote request. I can not find an option to do this.

I have to do a lot of workaround. It might be good if these things can be controled completely & precisely.

Thank you!

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Research direction

Start by locating the client’s cache handling and remote resource request paths, then compare how TLDR_CACHE_ENABLED currently affects fallback behavior. Done means providing clearly defined controls for remote-only, cache-only, and existing fallback modes, with tests covering each mode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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