/// <summary>
/// Returns a new HttpClient that does not write to the WinINET cache, and has Gzip/Deflate supports,
/// and cache-control header set to prevent caching as 'private, max-age=0, no-cache'
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static HttpClient CreateNonCachingClient()
{
var RootFilter = new HttpBaseProtocolFilter();
RootFilter.CacheControl.WriteBehavior = HttpCacheWriteBehavior.NoCache;
RootFilter.CacheControl.ReadBehavior = HttpCacheReadBehavior.MostRecent;
var client = new HttpClient(RootFilter);
client.EnableGzipDeflate();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.CacheControl.TryParseAdd("private");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.CacheControl.TryParseAdd("max-age=0");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.CacheControl.TryParseAdd("no-cache");
return client;
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new HttpClient with optimal caching settings and gzip / deflate support
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static HttpClient CreateOptimisedClient()
{
// We can optimize caching even further by using both our local cache AND WinINET's
// cache in tandem with each other. This also enforces cache busting
var RootFilter = new HttpBaseProtocolFilter();
RootFilter.CacheControl.ReadBehavior = HttpCacheReadBehavior.MostRecent;
if (DeviceInformation.Instance.SupportsSDK10586)
RootFilter.MaxConnectionsPerServer = 15;
var client = new HttpClient(RootFilter);
client.EnableGzipDeflate();
return client;
}
