All the examples for donut caching I've seen are just like this :
<%= Html.Substitute( c => DateTime.Now.ToString() )%>
Thats fine if I just want the date, but what other options are there?
I know there is a delegate 'MvcSubstitutionCallback' which has the following signature :
public delegate string MvcSubstitutionCallback(HttpContextBase httpContext);
but RenderAction
and RenderPartial
returns void so i cant just return them from the delegate method. How can I effectively use this callback for more complex situations.
I've looked at both of Phil Haacked's articles here and here, but neither seems to do exactly what I want.
This article might be helpful: http://www.asp.net/Learn/mvc/tutorial-19-cs.aspx (Adding Dynamic Content to a Cached Page in ASP.NET MVC)
"Donut Caching" means using Response.WriteSubstitution method. If you look at MVC source you will see that System.Web.Mvc.Html.RenderPartialExtensions.RenderPartial method is using Response.Output (HtmlHelper.cs, line 277 - last line in 'RenderPartialInternal' method) - so you need create your own html helpers for handling more complex situations.
Note that while this did work in Mvc 1.0, it no longer does in Mvc 2.0.
See here: http://haacked.com/archive/2008/11/05/donut-caching-in-asp.net-mvc.aspx
Here's an article updated for ASP.NET MVC 3 :
http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/Cache-Exploration-in-ASP-NET-MVC-3-Part-1.aspx