mapnik/mapnik — Issue #1022: api to clear/flush shapefile cache
Author: springmeyer
Created: 2012-01-12 15:26:33+00:00
State: open
Labels: mustfix

The new interprocess file_mapping shapefile caching is a huge improvement for speed, reduced memory usage, and file handle usage.

But, we need to offer ways to clear it by calling applications so that when data is updated it can be reflected immediately.

Downstream and related issues:

* #784
* https://github.com/mapbox/tilemill/issues/1121
* https://github.com/mapbox/tilemill/issues/714
* http://support.mapbox.com/discussions/tilemill/376-problem-with-layers-updating-to-updated-shp