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name: revalidation-strategy-planner
description: Evaluates Next.js routes and outputs optimal revalidate settings, cache tags for ISR, SSR configurations, or streaming patterns. This skill should be used when optimizing Next.js caching strategies, configuring Incremental Static Regeneration, planning cache invalidation, or choosing between SSR/ISR/SSG. Use for Next.js caching, revalidation, ISR, cache tags, on-demand revalidation, or rendering strategies.
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# Revalidation Strategy Planner
Analyze Next.js application routes and recommend optimal caching and revalidation strategies for performance and data freshness.
## Overview
To optimize Next.js caching strategies:
1. Analyze route characteristics (data freshness requirements, update frequency)
2. Determine appropriate rendering strategy (SSG, ISR, SSR, streaming)
3. Configure revalidation intervals for ISR routes
4. Implement cache tags for on-demand revalidation
5. Set up streaming for progressive page loading
## Rendering Strategies
### Static Site Generation (SSG)
To use SSG for rarely changing content:
```typescript
// app/about/page.tsx
export default async function AboutPage() {
// Generated at build time, no revalidation
return <div>About Us</div>;
}
```
**Best for:**
- Marketing pages
- Documentation
- Static content that rarely changes
### Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)
To use ISR for periodically updated content:
```typescript
// app/entities/[id]/page.tsx
export const revalidate = 3600; // Revalidate every hour
export default async function EntityPage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
const entity = await fetchEntity(params.id);
return <EntityDetail entity={entity} />;
}
```
**Best for:**
- Entity detail pages
- Blog posts
- Product listings
- Content with predictable update patterns
### Server-Side Rendering (SSR)
To use SSR for real-time data:
```typescript
// app/dashboard/page.tsx
export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
export default async function Dashboard() {
const data = await fetchUserData();
return <DashboardView data={data} />;
}
```
**Best for:**
- User dashboards
- Personalized content
- Real-time data displays
- Authentication-dependent pages
### Streaming
To use streaming for progressive loading:
```typescript
// app/timeline/page.tsx
import { Suspense } from 'react';
export default function TimelinePage() {
return (
<div>
<TimelineHeader />
<Suspense fallback={<TimelineLoader />}>
<TimelineEvents />
</Suspense>
</div>
);
}
```
**Best for:**
- Pages with slow data fetching
- Complex pages with multiple data sources
- Improving perceived performance
Consult `references/rendering-strategies.md` for detailed strategy comparison.
## Revalidation Configuration
### Time-Based Revalidation
To set revalidation intervals:
```typescript
// Revalidate every 60 seconds
export const revalidate = 60;
// Revalidate every hour
export const revalidate = 3600;
// Revalidate every day
export const revalidate = 86400;
```
### On-Demand Revalidation
To implement on-demand cache invalidation:
```typescript
// app/api/revalidate/route.ts
import { revalidatePath, revalidateTag } from 'next/cache';
import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
const { path, tag } = await request.json();
if (path) {
revalidatePath(path);
}
if (tag) {
revalidateTag(tag);
}
return Response.json({ revalidated: true, now: Date.now() });
}
```
Use from Server Actions:
```typescript
'use server';
import { revalidatePath } from 'next/cache';
export async function updateEntity(id: string, data: EntityData) {
await saveEntity(id, data);
revalidatePath(`/entities/${id}`);
revalidatePath('/entities');
}
```
### Cache Tags
To implement cache tag-based revalidation:
```typescript
// app/entities/[id]/page.tsx
export default async function EntityPage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
const entity = await fetch(`/api/entities/${params.id}`, {
next: {
tags: [`entity-${params.id}`, 'entities'],
},
});
return <EntityDetail entity={entity} />;
}
```
Revalidate by tag:
```typescript
import { revalidateTag } from 'next/cache';
// Revalidate all pages with 'entities' tag
revalidateTag('entities');
// Revalidate specific entity
revalidateTag(`entity-${entityId}`);
```
Reference `assets/cache-tag-patterns.ts` for cache tagging patterns.
## Route Analysis
Use `scripts/analyze_routes.py` to analyze application routes and recommend strategies:
```bash
python scripts/analyze_routes.py ./app
```
Output includes:
- Route path
- Recommended rendering strategy
- Suggested revalidation interval
- Appropriate cache tags
- Reasoning for recommendations
### Analysis Criteria
Consider these factors:
1. **Data Freshness Requirements**
- Real-time: SSR or very short revalidation (1-60s)
- Near real-time: ISR with short interval (60-300s)
- Periodic updates: ISR with medium interval (300-3600s)
- Rarely changes: SSG or long interval (3600s+)
2. **Update Frequency**
- Continuous: SSR
- Multiple times per hour: ISR (60-300s)
- Hourly: ISR (3600s)
- Daily: ISR (86400s)
- Weekly+: SSG
3. **Personalization**
- User-specific: SSR
- Role-based: SSR or ISR with user context
- Public: SSG or ISR
4. **Data Source Performance**
- Fast (<100ms): Any strategy
- Medium (100-500ms): Consider streaming
- Slow (>500ms): Use streaming or aggressive caching
Consult `references/decision-matrix.md` for the complete decision matrix.
## Implementation Patterns
### Entity Detail Pages
To optimize entity pages:
```typescript
// app/entities/[id]/page.tsx
export const revalidate = 1800; // 30 minutes
export async function generateStaticParams() {
const entities = await fetchAllEntityIds();
return entities.map((id) => ({ id: id.toString() }));
}
export default async function EntityPage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
const entity = await fetchEntity(params.id, {
next: { tags: [`entity-${params.id}`, 'entities'] },
});
return <EntityDetail entity={entity} />;
}
```
### List Pages
To optimize listing pages:
```typescript
// app/entities/page.tsx
export const revalidate = 300; // 5 minutes
export default async function EntitiesPage({
searchParams,
}: {
searchParams: { page?: string };
}) {
const page = parseInt(searchParams.page || '1');
const entities = await fetchEntities(page, {
next: { tags: ['entities'] },
});
return <EntityList entities={entities} />;
}
```
### Timeline Pages
To optimize timeline with streaming:
```typescript
// app/timeline/page.tsx
import { Suspense } from 'react';
export default function TimelinePage() {
return (
<div>
<Suspense fallback={<TimelineHeaderSkeleton />}>
<TimelineHeader />
</Suspense>
<Suspense fallback={<EventsSkeleton />}>
<TimelineEvents />
</Suspense>
</div>
);
}
async function TimelineEvents() {
const events = await fetchTimelineEvents({
next: { tags: ['timeline'], revalidate: 600 },
});
return <EventsList events={events} />;
}
```
### Dashboard Pages
To implement personalized dashboard:
```typescript
// app/dashboard/page.tsx
export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
export default async function DashboardPage() {
const session = await getSession();
const data = await fetchUserDashboard(session.userId);
return (
<div>
<Suspense fallback={<StatsSkeleton />}>
<DashboardStats userId={session.userId} />
</Suspense>
<Suspense fallback={<ActivitySkeleton />}>
<RecentActivity userId={session.userId} />
</Suspense>
</div>
);
}
```
## Cache Invalidation Strategies
### Granular Invalidation
To invalidate specific resources:
```typescript
// After entity update
revalidateTag(`entity-${entityId}`);
// After relationship change
revalidateTag(`entity-${sourceId}`);
revalidateTag(`entity-${targetId}`);
revalidateTag('relationships');
```
### Cascade Invalidation
To invalidate related resources:
```typescript
async function updateEntity(id: string, data: EntityData) {
await saveEntity(id, data);
// Invalidate entity page
revalidateTag(`entity-${id}`);
// Invalidate list pages
revalidateTag('entities');
// Invalidate related pages
const relationships = await getEntityRelationships(id);
for (const rel of relationships) {
revalidateTag(`entity-${rel.targetId}`);
}
}
```
### Batch Invalidation
To invalidate multiple resources efficiently:
```typescript
async function bulkUpdateEntities(updates: EntityUpdate[]) {
await saveBulkUpdates(updates);
// Collect unique tags
const tags = new Set<string>(['entities']);
for (const update of updates) {
tags.add(`entity-${update.id}`);
}
// Revalidate all at once
for (const tag of tags) {
revalidateTag(tag);
}
}
```
## Performance Optimization
### Stale-While-Revalidate
To implement SWR pattern:
```typescript
export const revalidate = 60; // Revalidate every minute
export const dynamic = 'force-static'; // Serve stale while revalidating
```
### Parallel Data Fetching
To fetch data in parallel:
```typescript
export default async function EntityPage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
const [entity, relationships, timeline] = await Promise.all([
fetchEntity(params.id),
fetchRelationships(params.id),
fetchTimeline(params.id),
]);
return <EntityDetailView entity={entity} relationships={relationships} timeline={timeline} />;
}
```
### Selective Streaming
To stream only slow components:
```typescript
export default function EntityPage({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
return (
<div>
<EntityHeader id={params.id} /> {/* Fast, no streaming */}
<Suspense fallback={<RelationshipsSkeleton />}>
<EntityRelationships id={params.id} /> {/* Slow, stream it */}
</Suspense>
</div>
);
}
```
## Monitoring and Testing
To monitor cache performance:
1. **Cache Hit Rates**: Track ISR cache hits vs. regenerations
2. **Revalidation Frequency**: Monitor how often pages regenerate
3. **Response Times**: Measure time to first byte (TTFB)
4. **Stale Serving**: Track stale-while-revalidate occurrences
Use Next.js analytics or custom logging:
```typescript
// middleware.ts
export function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
const start = Date.now();
return NextResponse.next({
headers: {
'x-response-time': `${Date.now() - start}ms`,
},
});
}
```
## Best Practices
1. **Start Conservative**: Begin with shorter revalidation intervals, increase gradually
2. **Use Cache Tags**: Prefer tag-based invalidation over path-based
3. **Monitor Performance**: Track cache hit rates and response times
4. **Plan Invalidation**: Design invalidation strategy with data mutations
5. **Test Edge Cases**: Verify behavior with stale data and revalidation
6. **Document Decisions**: Record why specific intervals were chosen
7. **Consider Users**: Balance freshness with performance
## Troubleshooting
Common issues:
- **Stale Data Persisting**: Check cache tag implementation and invalidation logic
- **Excessive Regeneration**: Increase revalidation interval or fix trigger-happy invalidation
- **Slow Page Loads**: Add streaming for slow components
- **Cache Not Working**: Verify fetch options and dynamic/static configuration
- **Development vs Production**: Remember ISR only works in production builds

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Analyze Next.js routes and recommend revalidation strategies.
"""
import json
import os
import re
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional
class RouteAnalyzer:
def __init__(self, app_dir: Path):
self.app_dir = app_dir
self.routes = []
def analyze(self):
"""Analyze all routes in the app directory."""
self.routes = []
self._scan_directory(self.app_dir)
return self.routes
def _scan_directory(self, directory: Path, route_path: str = ""):
"""Recursively scan directory for routes."""
if not directory.exists():
print(f"Warning: Directory not found: {directory}")
return
for item in directory.iterdir():
if item.name.startswith('_') or item.name.startswith('.'):
continue
if item.is_dir():
# Handle route groups (groupName) and dynamic routes [param]
if item.name.startswith('(') and item.name.endswith(')'):
# Route group - doesn't affect URL
self._scan_directory(item, route_path)
elif item.name.startswith('[') and item.name.endswith(']'):
# Dynamic route segment
param = item.name
self._scan_directory(item, f"{route_path}/{param}")
else:
# Regular route segment
self._scan_directory(item, f"{route_path}/{item.name}")
elif item.name == 'page.tsx' or item.name == 'page.js':
# Found a page route
route = self._analyze_route_file(item, route_path or '/')
if route:
self.routes.append(route)
def _analyze_route_file(self, file_path: Path, route_path: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
"""Analyze a page file and determine recommendations."""
try:
with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
content = f.read()
# Detect existing configuration
has_revalidate = 'export const revalidate' in content
has_dynamic = 'export const dynamic' in content
has_fetch = 'fetch(' in content or 'await' in content
has_suspense = 'Suspense' in content
has_params = '[' in route_path and ']' in route_path
has_searchparams = 'searchParams' in content
# Determine route characteristics
is_dynamic_route = has_params
is_personalized = any(
keyword in content.lower()
for keyword in ['session', 'user', 'auth', 'dashboard']
)
is_list = any(
keyword in route_path.lower()
for keyword in ['/entities', '/timeline', '/characters', '/locations']
)
is_detail = is_dynamic_route and not is_list
# Make recommendations
recommendation = self._recommend_strategy(
is_personalized=is_personalized,
is_list=is_list,
is_detail=is_detail,
has_fetch=has_fetch,
route_path=route_path,
)
return {
'path': route_path,
'file': str(file_path.relative_to(self.app_dir.parent)),
'characteristics': {
'dynamic_route': is_dynamic_route,
'personalized': is_personalized,
'list_page': is_list,
'detail_page': is_detail,
'has_data_fetching': has_fetch,
'has_suspense': has_suspense,
},
'current_config': {
'has_revalidate': has_revalidate,
'has_dynamic': has_dynamic,
},
'recommendation': recommendation,
}
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error analyzing {file_path}: {e}")
return None
def _recommend_strategy(
self, is_personalized: bool, is_list: bool, is_detail: bool, has_fetch: bool, route_path: str
) -> Dict:
"""Recommend rendering and caching strategy."""
# Personalized content needs SSR
if is_personalized:
return {
'strategy': 'SSR',
'config': "export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';",
'revalidate': None,
'cache_tags': [],
'reasoning': 'Personalized content requires server-side rendering for each request',
'priority': 'high',
}
# Detail pages benefit from ISR
if is_detail:
return {
'strategy': 'ISR',
'config': 'export const revalidate = 1800; // 30 minutes',
'revalidate': 1800,
'cache_tags': [self._extract_entity_tag(route_path), 'entities'],
'reasoning': 'Detail pages can use ISR with moderate revalidation for balance of performance and freshness',
'priority': 'medium',
}
# List pages with frequent updates
if is_list:
return {
'strategy': 'ISR',
'config': 'export const revalidate = 300; // 5 minutes',
'revalidate': 300,
'cache_tags': ['entities', 'timeline', 'characters'],
'reasoning': 'List pages benefit from shorter revalidation to show recent updates',
'priority': 'medium',
}
# Static pages
if not has_fetch:
return {
'strategy': 'SSG',
'config': '// Static page, no revalidation needed',
'revalidate': None,
'cache_tags': [],
'reasoning': 'No data fetching detected, suitable for static generation',
'priority': 'low',
}
# Default to ISR with moderate interval
return {
'strategy': 'ISR',
'config': 'export const revalidate = 600; // 10 minutes',
'revalidate': 600,
'cache_tags': [],
'reasoning': 'Default ISR strategy provides good balance for most pages',
'priority': 'low',
}
def _extract_entity_tag(self, route_path: str) -> str:
"""Extract entity name from route for cache tagging."""
parts = route_path.split('/')
for i, part in enumerate(parts):
if part.startswith('[') and part.endswith(']'):
if i > 0:
entity_type = parts[i - 1].rstrip('s') # Remove plural 's'
return f"{entity_type}-{{id}}"
return 'entity-{id}'
def print_report(self):
"""Print analysis report."""
print(f"\n{'=' * 80}")
print(f"Next.js Revalidation Strategy Analysis")
print(f"{'=' * 80}\n")
print(f"Analyzed {len(self.routes)} routes\n")
# Group by strategy
strategies = {}
for route in self.routes:
strategy = route['recommendation']['strategy']
if strategy not in strategies:
strategies[strategy] = []
strategies[strategy].append(route)
for strategy, routes in strategies.items():
print(f"\n{strategy} Routes ({len(routes)}):")
print("-" * 80)
for route in routes:
rec = route['recommendation']
print(f"\nRoute: {route['path']}")
print(f" File: {route['file']}")
print(f" Strategy: {rec['strategy']}")
print(f" Config: {rec['config']}")
if rec['cache_tags']:
print(f" Cache Tags: {', '.join(rec['cache_tags'])}")
print(f" Reasoning: {rec['reasoning']}")
def export_json(self, output_path: Path):
"""Export analysis to JSON file."""
with open(output_path, 'w') as f:
json.dump(self.routes, f, indent=2)
print(f"\nExported analysis to: {output_path}")
def main():
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Analyze Next.js routes for revalidation strategies')
parser.add_argument('app_dir', help='Path to Next.js app directory')
parser.add_argument('--output', '-o', help='Output JSON file path')
args = parser.parse_args()
app_dir = Path(args.app_dir)
if not app_dir.exists():
print(f"Error: Directory not found: {app_dir}")
return 1
analyzer = RouteAnalyzer(app_dir)
analyzer.analyze()
analyzer.print_report()
if args.output:
analyzer.export_json(Path(args.output))
return 0
if __name__ == '__main__':
exit(main())