response cache plugin download count

[xddq]

First of all, great job on envelop. Its pretty easy to use and get going!

I am just wondering, why caching plugins like @envelop/validation-cache and @envelop/parser-cache average 80k weekly downloads based on npmjs.

While the (in my opinion most helpful) plugin @envelop/response-cache or @envelop/response-cache-redis only average 2k and 0.4k weekly downloads respectively?

Is it that most people write the cache implementation themselves? Is this not a good solution when using envelop anyway? Should I use something different for caching responses server side? I am pretty clueless.

[n1ru4l]

I am just wondering, why caching plugins like @envelop/validation-cache and @envelop/parser-cache average 80k weekly downloads based on npmjs.

These packages have higher download counts as they are part of GraphQL Yoga (our batteries included GraphQL server). For most people, we recommend using Envelop through GraphQL Yoga instead of as a standalone. However, if you already have an existing GraphQL server and cannot migrate to GraphQL Yoga you can use envelop.

We are also currently planning a dedicated Response Cache Plugin for Yoga that does further optimizations.

Is it that most people write the cache implementation themselves?

I assume most people don't use a response cache and instead cache stuff within their business logic in resolvers.

Is this not a good solution when using envelop anyway?

There is no simple answer. It always depends. If you have a high traffic service and pretty sporadic cache invalidations adding a response cache can give you a huge performance boost. We heard great feedback from Redwood.js users that utilize the envelop response cache with envelop.

If you don't mind about vendor lock-in you can also have a look at https://stellate.co/, which is an edge proxy response-cache solution.

[xddq]

Interesting since graphql-yoga averages 15 downloads instead of the 80k.

I guess the business logic caching might just be the reason. Thanks : )

Maybe someone that uses caching for parsing and validation but not for execution could answer here.