Better Server Packs (Fabric)

The new release is finally here! (After I remembered I needed to do it)

This release comes with two small features and some backend changes.

Changelist

• The rehash_on_start option now no longer resets on every server launch. (#9)
  • If, for some reason, you relied on this behaviour, you can imitate it by deleting the pack.sha1 file.
• Added the If-Modified-Since header to all pack requests. As long as your resource supports it, this means hashes will only be recalculated when necessary, reducing server overhead.
  • Also added the last_hash_update config option, which stores the timestamp of the last sent request.
  • Note that /pack set will always recalculate the hash.
• Improved logging during hash recalculations (This includes on-start hashing as well as pack reload)

Developer Notes

Addition of the If-Modified-Since header reduces the overhead of periodic rehashing greatly (by not actually doing the work when it isn't necessary). I intend to add a rehash_period config option in the future (likely with an accompanying command), but since I can't say how much time I will have available, I can't promise a release date on that feature. Originally rehash_period was supposed to be another feature added in this release, but implementation has proven more complex than expected and I did not wish to delay this release any further.

Anyway, I'm sorry this release took so long to get out. Enjoy updating your hashes!