caching tweaks

config/settings/container/base.py

@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ try:
     except:
         AWS_ELASTICACHE_TIMEOUT = 30
 
+    # Set the middleware timeout equal to the cache timeout:
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS = AWS_ELASTICACHE_TIMEOUT
+
     # Load modified caching middleware:
     MIDDLEWARE = [
         'core.middleware.maintenance.MaintenanceModeMiddleware',

config/settings/container/dev.py

@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ Events and associated data may change or be removed at any time.
 
 if AWS_ELASTICACHE_ADDR:
     CACHES['default']['KEY_PREFIX'] = '1'
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX = '1'

config/settings/container/playground.py

@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ if (DEBUG == True):
 # Set elasticache prefix if the correct variables are set.
 if AWS_ELASTICACHE_ADDR:
     CACHES['default']['KEY_PREFIX'] = '3'
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX = '3'

config/settings/container/production.py

@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ if (DEBUG == True):
 # Set elasticache prefix if the correct variables are set.
 if AWS_ELASTICACHE_ADDR:
     CACHES['default']['KEY_PREFIX'] = '4'
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX = '4'

config/settings/container/test.py

@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ to Playground or Production. Note, on this GraceDB instance:
 
 if AWS_ELASTICACHE_ADDR:
     CACHES['default']['KEY_PREFIX'] = '2'
+    CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX  = '2'