Fix: Cache key includes query parameters to prevent stale data after 422 errors

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Problem

When users change date ranges in the Copilot Metrics Viewer, the application would stop working correctly after encountering a 422 error (API limit reached). Specifically:

1. User requests data for an invalid date range → API returns 422 error
2. User switches back to a valid date range → Application continues to show stale data or errors

Root Cause

The caching mechanism in shared/utils/metrics-util.ts was using only event.path (e.g., /api/metrics) as the cache key, causing all requests to the same endpoint to share the same cache entry regardless of query parameters like date ranges.

// Before: All requests to /api/metrics shared the same cache
if (cache.has(event.path)) {
  // Returns cached data even for different date ranges
}

This meant that:

• Different date ranges (since=2024-01-01 vs since=2024-02-01) used the same cache entry
• When a 422 error occurred, the cache wasn't cleared, leading to stale data on subsequent requests

Solution

1. Updated cache key to include query parameters:

   const queryString = new URLSearchParams(query as Record<string, string>).toString();
   const cacheKey = queryString ? `${event.path}?${queryString}` : event.path;

2. Added cache clearing on errors:

   catch (error: unknown) {
     // Clear any cached data for this request to prevent stale data on retry
     cache.delete(cacheKey);
     throw new MetricsError(...);
   }

3. Clear API errors on new requests in the client:

   async fetchMetrics() {
     this.isLoading = true;
     // Clear previous API errors when making a new request
     this.apiError = undefined;
   }

Verification

• ✅ All existing tests pass (88/88)
• ✅ Added focused tests for cache key generation logic
• ✅ Manual testing confirms different date ranges create separate cache entries
• ✅ Date range changes update metrics correctly without stale data issues
• ✅ Application handles 422 errors gracefully and recovers on valid requests

The fix ensures that each unique combination of query parameters gets its own cache entry, preventing cross-contamination between different date ranges and eliminating stale data issues after API errors.

Fixes #249.

Warning

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• api.fontshare.com
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• fonts.google.com
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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes a critical caching bug where changing date ranges would show stale data after encountering 422 API errors. The root cause was that cache keys only used the endpoint path, causing all requests to the same endpoint to share cache entries regardless of query parameters.

Key changes:

• Updated cache key generation to include query parameters and Authorization header fingerprints
• Added cache clearing on errors to prevent stale data retention
• Removed caching from teams API to simplify the fix
• Enhanced error messaging for better user guidance

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
shared/utils/metrics-util.ts	Core fix: implements auth-bound cache keys with query parameters and error-triggered cache clearing
tests/metrics-cache.nuxt.spec.ts	New tests for basic cache key generation logic with different query parameters
tests/metrics-auth-cache.nuxt.spec.ts	New tests for auth-bound cache key functionality and edge cases
server/api/teams.ts	Removes caching entirely from teams API to simplify the overall caching strategy
app/components/MainComponent.vue	Clears API errors on new requests and improves 422 error messaging