From f6e07e2cca2a2cddba36b2914cf3df2f3bc7f6bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Butcher <thomasbutcher15@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:07:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Refactored caching utility: replaced jsonToCacheKey with
 getQueryToCacheKey for improved cache key generation based on model, id, and
 populate parameters.

---
 src/utils.js | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 31e7a1c..1cf2a74 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -76,8 +76,14 @@ export function getModelByName(modelName) {
   return modelList.filter(model => model.modelName == modelName)[0];
 }
 
-export function jsonToCacheKey(obj) {
-  const normalized = canonicalize(obj);
-  const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(normalized).digest('hex');
-  return hash;
+export function getQueryToCacheKey({ model, id, populate }) {
+  const populateKey = [];
+  for (const pop of populate) {
+    if (typeof pop === 'string') {
+      populateKey.push(pop);
+    } else if (typeof pop === 'object') {
+      populateKey.push(pop.path);
+    }
+  }
+  return `${model}:${id?.toString()}-${populateKey.join(',')}`;
 }