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(dev/core#217) PrevNext - Use more consistent cache-keys while adjusting filters
Suppose you run a search ("Find Contact", "Advanced Search", "Custom Search", etc). The result screen includes
several elements (which we'll reference below):
1. Standard pagination (Previous/Next; First/Last; Jump-To)
2. Numerical option for page-size
3. Sortable columns
4. An alphabetical filter
5. Checkboxes
As you work with these options, the content of the `civicrm_prevnext_cache` table may change. This patch does
not substantively change what's in that cache, but makes the column `cacheKey` simpler and more consistent.
Both Before and After (Unchanged)
---------------------------------
* The form's qfKey identifies the current screen/filters/cache.
* If you navigate to the next/previous page (`#1`) or adjust the page-size (`#2`), the content in `civicrm_prevnext_cache` remains the same (for the given qfKey).
* If you change the sort column (`#3`) or alphabetic filter (`#4`), the content in `civicrm_prevnext_cache` is deleted and repopulated (for the given qfKey).
* If you toggle a checkbox, the `civicrm_prevnext_cache.is_selected` property updates accordingly. These selections are retained when changing pages (`#1`/`#2`),
but they're reset if you use sort or alphabet options (`#3`/`#4`).
Before
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* The content of `civicrm_prevnext_cache.cacheKey` takes one of two forms, depending on whether you're using an alphabetic filter (`#4`).
* `civicrm search {qfKey}` (typical, without any alphabetic filter)
* `civicrm search {qfKey}_alphabet` (less common, with an alphabetic filter)
* The queries which read or delete the query-cache use a prefix+wildcard, i.e. `WHERE cacheKey LIKE 'civicrm search {qfKey}%'`.
After
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* The content of `civicrm_prevnext_cache.cacheKey` takes only one form
* `civicrm search {qfKey}`
* The queries which read or delete the query-cache use an exact match, i.e. `WHERE cacheKey = 'civicrm search {qfKey}'`.`
* The text `_alphabet` does not appear in the PHP source folders (CRM, Civi, bin, api, extern, tests).
Comments
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In theory, one can imagine that it's desireable to keep the cached results for each of the sorted/filtered variants of the query.
That might allow the user to quickly switch among different sortings and different alphabetic-filters, or it might
allow some kind of clever management of the selections. But this is not so. As we see (both before and after), the substance
of the cache is deleted whenever the user changes `#3`/`#4`. In reality, one user browsing a search screen corresponds to exactly
one query-cache. As near as I can tell, the old code made the names change for no real reason at all.
To observe the behavior empirically, I would twiddle the UI widgets and concurrently inspect the content of the cache tables. For example:
```
mysql> select group_name, path, FROM_BASE64(data), expired_date from civicrm_cache where path like 'civicrm search%';
select 'Total records in' as label, cacheKey, count(*), min(id), max(id) from civicrm_prevnext_cache group by cacheKey
union select 'Selected records in ', cacheKey, count(*), min(id), max(id) from civicrm_prevnext_cache where is_selected=1 group by cacheKey;
+------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+
| group_name | path | FROM_BASE64(data) | expired_date |
+------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+
| CiviCRM Search PrevNextCache | civicrm search a8ed1e2039241c41457a88f65aa8a8ee_7845 | s:52:"civicrm search a8ed1e2039241c41457a88f65aa8a8ee_7845"; | NULL |
+------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| label | cacheKey | count(*) | min(id) | max(id) |
+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
| Total records in | civicrm search a8ed1e2039241c41457a88f65aa8a8ee_7845 | 6 | 787 | 792 |
| Selected records in | civicrm search a8ed1e2039241c41457a88f65aa8a8ee_7845 | 1 | 789 | 789 |
+----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------+---------+
2 rows in set (0.01 sec)
```
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