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Internal Cache

Vantris keeps a transparent, self-invalidating cache in node_modules/.vantris/. It exists to make repeat runs fast, and it requires no configuration — you never touch it.

What's cached

  • Transpiled dev modules — content-addressed. When a source file's contents don't change, its transpiled output is reused instead of re-running esbuild.
  • Pre-bundled dependencies — in node_modules/.vantris/deps/. See Dependency Pre-Bundling.
  • Build metadata — reused across builds where safe.

Where it lives

Everything sits under node_modules/.vantris/:

text
node_modules/.vantris/
├── deps/        # pre-bundled dependencies (dev)
└── …            # transpiled modules + build metadata

It is never written to your project root. Because it lives inside node_modules, it's already git-ignored by any normal setup.

Self-invalidation

You don't manage cache freshness — Vantris does. The cache is wiped automatically when either of these changes:

  • The Vantris version — upgrading the package invalidates stale artifacts.
  • Your config — a change to vantris.config.ts invalidates cached output that depended on the old config.

Individual transpiled modules are content-addressed, so editing a file naturally misses the old entry and produces a fresh one. There's no stale-cache class of bug to reason about.

Clearing it manually

You almost never need to, but if you want a clean slate — e.g. after a package manager did something unusual — just delete the folder:

bash
rm -rf node_modules/.vantris

The next vantris dev/build rebuilds it from scratch. Nothing is lost; it's purely derived data.

Why it's safe

The cache is derived, transparent, and scoped:

  • Derived — every entry can be regenerated from your source + config. Deleting it is always safe.
  • Transparent — it doesn't change behaviour, only speed. A cached run and a cold run produce identical output.
  • Scoped — confined to node_modules/.vantris/, never your source tree.

That combination is why it needs no configuration surface: there's nothing to tune and nothing that can go subtly wrong.

Released under the MIT License.