How to use output caching on .ashx handler

Question

How can I use output caching with a .ashx handler? In this case I\'m doing some heavy image processing and would like the handler to be cached for a minute or so.

Al

Answer 1

you can use like this

public class CacheHandler : IHttpHandler
    {

        public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
        {
            OutputCachedPage page = new OutputCachedPage(new OutputCacheParameters
            {
                Duration = 60,
                Location = OutputCacheLocation.Server,
                VaryByParam = "v"
            });
            page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext.Current);
            context.Response.Write(DateTime.Now);
        }

        public bool IsReusable
        {
            get
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
        private sealed class OutputCachedPage : Page
        {
            private OutputCacheParameters _cacheSettings;

            public OutputCachedPage(OutputCacheParameters cacheSettings)
            {
                // Tracing requires Page IDs to be unique.
                ID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
                _cacheSettings = cacheSettings;
            }

            protected override void FrameworkInitialize()
            {
                // when you put the <%@ OutputCache %> directive on a page, the generated code calls InitOutputCache() from here
                base.FrameworkInitialize();
                InitOutputCache(_cacheSettings);
            }
        }
    }