Best practice for conditional cacheLife() with "use cache" in Next.js 15
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I'm using the new "use cache" directive in Next.js 15 along with cacheLife(). I want to set a longer cache duration (e.g. 1 hour) when an API call succeeds, but a much shorter cache duration (e.g. seconds or none) when the API fails. Also, instead of throwing an error, I want to return a friendly error object.
However, I know cacheLife() must be called synchronously — so I can’t put it inside a try/catch meaning i can not condicionally wait for the status of the api call. What’s the recommended pattern for this? Should I split the logic into multiple functions or is there a better way to handle conditional caching based on success/failure?
However, I know cacheLife() must be called synchronously — so I can’t put it inside a try/catch meaning i can not condicionally wait for the status of the api call. What’s the recommended pattern for this? Should I split the logic into multiple functions or is there a better way to handle conditional caching based on success/failure?