Set infinite timeout for Block Structure cache entries

openedx/core/lib/block_structure/cache.py

@@ -41,13 +41,19 @@ class BlockStructureCache(object):
         data_to_cache = (
             block_structure._block_relations,
             block_structure._transformer_data,
-            block_structure._block_data_map
+            block_structure._block_data_map,
         )
         zp_data_to_cache = zpickle(data_to_cache)
+
+        # Set the timeout value for the cache to None. This caches the
+        # value forever. The expectation is that the caller will delete
+        # the cached value once it is outdated.
         self._cache.set(
             self._encode_root_cache_key(block_structure.root_block_usage_key),
-            zp_data_to_cache
+            zp_data_to_cache,
+            timeout=None,
         )
+
         logger.info(
             "Wrote BlockStructure %s to cache, size: %s",
             block_structure.root_block_usage_key,

openedx/core/lib/block_structure/tests/helpers.py

@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ class MockCache(object):
         # An in-memory map of cache keys to cache values.
         self.map = {}
         self.set_call_count = 0
+        self.timeout_from_last_call = 0
 
-    def set(self, key, val):
+    def set(self, key, val, timeout):
         """
         Associates the given key with the given value in the cache.
         """
         self.set_call_count += 1
         self.map[key] = val
+        self.timeout_from_last_call = timeout
 
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         """

openedx/core/lib/block_structure/tests/test_cache.py

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ from .helpers import ChildrenMapTestMixin, MockCache, MockTransformer
 @attr('shard_2')
 class TestBlockStructureCache(ChildrenMapTestMixin, TestCase):
     """
-    Tests for BlockStructureFactory
+    Tests for BlockStructureCache
     """
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestBlockStructureCache, self).setUp()
         self.children_map = self.SIMPLE_CHILDREN_MAP
         self.block_structure = self.create_block_structure(self.children_map)
-        self.cache = BlockStructureCache(MockCache())
+        self.mock_cache = MockCache()
+        self.block_structure_cache = BlockStructureCache(self.mock_cache)
 
     def add_transformers(self):
         """
@@ -30,22 +31,26 @@ class TestBlockStructureCache(ChildrenMapTestMixin, TestCase):
                 usage_key=0, transformer=transformer, key='test', value='{} val'.format(transformer.name())
             )
 
-    def test_add(self):
+    def test_add_and_get(self):
+        self.assertEquals(self.mock_cache.timeout_from_last_call, 0)
+
         self.add_transformers()
-        self.cache.add(self.block_structure)
-        cached_value = self.cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
+        self.block_structure_cache.add(self.block_structure)
+        self.assertEquals(self.mock_cache.timeout_from_last_call, None)
+
+        cached_value = self.block_structure_cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
         self.assertIsNotNone(cached_value)
         self.assert_block_structure(cached_value, self.children_map)
 
     def test_get_none(self):
         self.assertIsNone(
-            self.cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
+            self.block_structure_cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
         )
 
     def test_delete(self):
         self.add_transformers()
-        self.cache.add(self.block_structure)
-        self.cache.delete(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
+        self.block_structure_cache.add(self.block_structure)
+        self.block_structure_cache.delete(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
         self.assertIsNone(
-            self.cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
+            self.block_structure_cache.get(self.block_structure.root_block_usage_key)
         )