Force metacache refresh or update meta for specific file

trxplz0 · May 25, 2024, 2:12pm

Hi,

Is there a way to force metadata cache refresh? Or update the metadata cache for a specific file after calling processFrontmatter?

I’ve tried to call getCache and getFileCache after calling processFrontmatter thinking it would refresh the cache, but it didn’t.

Thanks!

ankush · June 7, 2024, 7:34am

Bumping it up as I have same query.

holroy · June 7, 2024, 8:18am

Are you sure it’s the cache that needs updating, and not a refresh on your query?

Or put another way, how do you detect that the cache hasn’t been updated? What’s your context dur this question?

Pemperor · November 28, 2024, 11:18am

Having the same problem:
@holroy I can tell by editing a file and seeing that my plugin doesn’t update the info it fetches.

mnaoumov · November 28, 2024, 12:26pm

I came up with the following helper

github.com

mnaoumov/obsidian-dev-utils/blob/e0326b3e83683c30a8ce1e9ee63bd16692a6b40b/src/obsidian/MetadataCache.ts#L222


      
          }
          
          /**
           * Retrieves the cached metadata for a given file or path.
           *
           * @param app - The Obsidian app instance.
           * @param fileOrPath - The file or path to retrieve the metadata for.
           * @param retryOptions - Optional retry options for the retrieval process.
           * @returns The cached metadata for the file, or null if it doesn't exist.
           */
          export async function getCacheSafe(app: App, fileOrPath: PathOrFile, retryOptions: Partial<RetryOptions> = {}): Promise<CachedMetadata | null> {
            const DEFAULT_RETRY_OPTIONS: Partial<RetryOptions> = { timeoutInMilliseconds: 60000 };
            const overriddenOptions: Partial<RetryOptions> = { ...DEFAULT_RETRY_OPTIONS, ...retryOptions };
            let cache: CachedMetadata | null = null;
          
            await retryWithTimeout(async () => {
              const file = getFileOrNull(app, fileOrPath);
          
              if (!file || file.deleted) {
                cache = null;
                return true;