Couchbase .NET client library

What is the difference between "expiresat" and "validfor"

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: 1.1.6
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: docs
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John Zablocki added a comment -
The method is overloaded to take a TimeSpan (validfor) or a DateTime (expiresAt). These are not the same pages.
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John Zablocki added a comment - The method is overloaded to take a TimeSpan (validfor) or a DateTime (expiresAt). These are not the same pages.
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Perry Krug added a comment -
Interesting...

Seems a bit bloated to me given that the underlying memcached protocol doesn't care either way, but as long as the docs match the code and make sense to the developer, I won't argue it further.
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Perry Krug added a comment - Interesting... Seems a bit bloated to me given that the underlying memcached protocol doesn't care either way, but as long as the docs match the code and make sense to the developer, I won't argue it further.
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John Zablocki added a comment -
It's a common .NET pattern. A TimeSpan represents an interval of time, vs. an instance of time. So the subtle difference is that you're saying expire in 30 seconds vs. expire at the exact time which is 30 seconds from now. Under the hood, it's all treated the same - but a TimeSpan allows you to specify never-expire (i.e., TimeSpan.Zero). But you're correct that the value add is minimal.
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John Zablocki added a comment - It's a common .NET pattern. A TimeSpan represents an interval of time, vs. an instance of time. So the subtle difference is that you're saying expire in 30 seconds vs. expire at the exact time which is 30 seconds from now. Under the hood, it's all treated the same - but a TimeSpan allows you to specify never-expire (i.e., TimeSpan.Zero). But you're correct that the value add is minimal.

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    John Zablocki
    Reporter:
    Perry Krug
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