Function reinitialize

api/src/init.ts:80–109

({ context, initList = defaultInitList }: InitProps)

}

export const reinitialize = async ({ context, initList = defaultInitList }: InitProps) => {
    const data = await initMemoryCache({ context, initList })
    // June 2023: we do not "warm" the cache from API app anymore,
    // it is now the responsibility of each app to handle its own cache
    // await initDbCache({ context, data, initList })

    // However, we still inform the surveyform that a refresh is needed, via it's API
    // TODO: in the future this could be made unnecessary if surveyform consumed the values set by the API more directly
    try {
        const surveyFormUrl = getEnvVar(EnvVar.SURVEYFORM_URL, {
            hardFail: true,
            default: DEFAULT_SURVEYFORM_URL,
            calledFrom: 'reinitialize'
        })
        const secretKey = getEnvVar(EnvVar.SECRET_KEY, {
            hardFail: true,
            calledFrom: 'reinitialize'
        })
        // assuming API and surveyform use the same secret key for hooks
        const resetUrl = `${surveyFormUrl}/api/cache/refresh-cache?key=${secretKey}&${initList
            .map(item => encodeURIComponent(item))
            .join('&')}`
        // NOTE: it's ok to log this secret key as it's already included in the URL,
        // it's not used to secure any user data just to protect API calls from abuses
        console.log('Resetting surveyform on URL:', resetUrl)
        await fetch(resetUrl)
    } catch (err) {
        console.warn('Could not reinitialize surveyform cache:', err)
    }
}