Optimised cach usage, and enforced maker checker

PostFundManagement.PartnerUI/src/components/dashboard/DashboardPage.tsx

@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
     queryKey: ['partner-applicant-data', applicantUserId],
     queryFn: () => getApplicantData(applicantUserId),
     enabled: Boolean(applicantUserId),
-    staleTime: 30_000,
   });
 
   // Extract all unique projects, contracts, awards, and organisations from ApplicantData[]
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
       return Object.fromEntries(results);
     },
     enabled: partnerSummary.projectEntries.length > 0,
-    staleTime: 30_000,
   });
 
   // Combine into EnrichedPartnerProject[]

PostFundManagement.PartnerUI/src/hooks/useInAppNotifications.ts

@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ export function useInAppNotifications() {
       return list || [];
     },
     refetchInterval: 30000,
-    staleTime: 10000,
   });
 
   const inAppNotifications = useMemo(() => {

PostFundManagement.PartnerUI/src/lib/queryClient.ts

@@ -4,15 +4,38 @@ import { bumpMutationEpoch } from '../services/httpClient';
 export const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   defaultOptions: {
     queries: {
-      staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 2, // 2 minutes fresh in memory
-      gcTime: 1000 * 60 * 10,   // 10 minutes cache retention
-      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
-      refetchOnReconnect: true,
+      // Remove caching from all pages: zero stale time and zero cache retention
+      // Whenever a component needs data, it must call its corresponding endpoint(s)
+      staleTime: 0,
+      gcTime: 0,
+      refetchOnMount: 'always',
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: 'always',
+      refetchOnReconnect: 'always',
       retry: 1,
     },
   },
 });
 
+// Retain caching ONLY for sync status, auth token, roles and grants
+const RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS = {
+  staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+  gcTime: 10 * 60 * 1000,
+  refetchOnMount: false,
+  refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+};
+
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['roles'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['system-roles'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['role-claims'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['user-roles'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['user-claims'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['grants'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['user-grants'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['user-sync'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['sync-status'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['auth'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+queryClient.setQueryDefaults(['auth-token'], RETAINED_CACHE_OPTIONS);
+
 /**
  * Invalidates queries while simultaneously bumping the mutation epoch.
  */

PostFundManagement.PartnerUI/src/services/httpClient.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ export const apiClient = axios.create({
   headers: {
     'Content-Type': 'application/json; version=1',
     Accept: 'application/json; version=1',
+    'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
+    Pragma: 'no-cache',
   },
   timeout: 15000,
 });
@@ -58,31 +60,16 @@ apiClient.interceptors.request.use(
       config.url?.includes('amazonaws.com') ||
       config.url?.includes('garage');
 
+    // Always attach freshness timestamp and mutation epoch to internal GET requests
+    // to guarantee zero stale data, bypass browser HTTP caches, and prevent stale OutputCache hits
     if (config.method?.toUpperCase() === 'GET' && !isExternal) {
-      const headers = config.headers || {};
-      const hasNoCacheHeader =
-        headers['Cache-Control'] === 'no-cache' ||
-        headers['cache-control'] === 'no-cache' ||
-        headers['Pragma'] === 'no-cache';
-
-      if (hasNoCacheHeader) {
-        if (config.params instanceof URLSearchParams) {
-          config.params.set('_t', String(Date.now()));
-        } else {
-          config.params = config.params || {};
-          config.params._t = Date.now();
-        }
+      if (config.params instanceof URLSearchParams) {
+        config.params.set('_t', String(Date.now()));
+        config.params.set('_v', String(getMutationEpoch()));
       } else {
-        if (config.params instanceof URLSearchParams) {
-          if (!config.params.has('_v') && !config.params.has('_t')) {
-            config.params.set('_v', String(getMutationEpoch()));
-          }
-        } else {
-          config.params = config.params || {};
-          if (!config.params._v && !config.params._t) {
-            config.params._v = getMutationEpoch();
-          }
-        }
+        config.params = config.params || {};
+        config.params._t = Date.now();
+        config.params._v = getMutationEpoch();
       }
     }