From 82d7040aa39da8788fff46207dfd891e96ee6119 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Replit Agent <agent@replit.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 21:54:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure website previews update instantly by disabling browser
 caching

Create a custom server script to serve files with explicit no-cache headers, resolving issues where the preview iframe displayed stale content due to browser caching.

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---
 .replit  | 10 +++++-----
 serve.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 serve.py

diff --git a/.replit b/.replit
index 60cd8ed..6f175b6 100644
--- a/.replit
+++ b/.replit
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ args = "Start application"
 name = "Start application"
 author = "agent"
 
-[[workflows.workflow.tasks]]
-task = "shell.exec"
-args = "python3 -m http.server 5000"
-waitForPort = 5000
-
 [workflows.workflow.metadata]
 outputType = "webview"
 
+[[workflows.workflow.tasks]]
+task = "shell.exec"
+args = "python3 serve.py"
+waitForPort = 5000
+
 [[ports]]
 localPort = 5000
 externalPort = 80
diff --git a/serve.py b/serve.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e11caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serve.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import http.server
+import socketserver
+
+PORT = 5000
+
+class NoCacheHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def end_headers(self):
+        self.send_header('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0')
+        self.send_header('Pragma', 'no-cache')
+        self.send_header('Expires', '0')
+        super().end_headers()
+
+class ReusableTCPServer(socketserver.TCPServer):
+    allow_reuse_address = True
+
+with ReusableTCPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), NoCacheHandler) as httpd:
+    print(f"Serving on port {PORT} with cache disabled")
+    httpd.serve_forever()