[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20316: Garbage collect transients

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#20316: Garbage collect transients
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 Reporter:  nacin                             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                            |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  Database                          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch 3.7-early  |
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Comment (by knutsp):

 +1

 On db upgrades the delete process will have to be hard and simple.
 When it comes to general garbage collection, only expired transients will
 be removed.

 Plugins that uses transients for anything but caching (of data that can
 and will be regenerated in a few seconds when the transient is no longer
 available), are already broken (will malfunction).

 Data stored in memory, as many persistent object caching systems, may
 disappear any time. If you're just a bit unlucky they disappear just
 before you planned to use them. So this rare "issues" that someone might
 experience from the latest patch is a good thing in the long run.

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