[HTTPCLIENT-1250] Allow query string to be ignored when determining cacheability for HTTP 1.0 responses - ASF JIRA

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Type: Improvement
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 4.2.1
Fix Version/s: 4.3 Alpha1
Component/s: HttpCache
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Description

For HTTP 1.0 responses, the cache uses a heuristic that checks for the presence of a query string, and if found, disables caching regardless of any explicit cache headers. This should be configurable to allow a client to disable this heuristic.

In my case, I have a squid proxy in front of my server that is turning all responses into HTTP 1.0 responses, and thereby, disabling the cache for all outgoing requests that involve a query string. Ignoring the query string will work great for me as I use the cache in a controlled environment where the caching behavior is documented and understood by clients.