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ETag

ETag middleware for Fiber that lets caches be more efficient and save bandwidth, as a web server does not need to resend a full response if the content has not changed.

Signatures

func New(config ...Config) fiber.Handler

Examples

Import the middleware package that is part of the Fiber web framework

import (
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3/middleware/etag"
)

After you initiate your Fiber app, you can use the following possibilities:

// Initialize default config
app.Use(etag.New())

// Get / receives Etag: "13-1831710635" in response header
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendString("Hello, World!")
})

// Or extend your config for customization
app.Use(etag.New(etag.Config{
Weak: true,
}))

// Get / receives Etag: "W/"13-1831710635" in response header
app.Get("/", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
return c.SendString("Hello, World!")
})

Config

PropertyTypeDescriptionDefault
WeakboolWeak indicates that a weak validator is used. Weak etags are easy to generate but are less useful for comparisons.false
Nextfunc(fiber.Ctx) boolNext defines a function to skip this middleware when returned true.nil

Default Config

var ConfigDefault = Config{
Next: nil,
Weak: false,
}