// with seconds

Cache::touch('user_session:123', 3600); // extend by 1 hour

// with datetime

Cache::touch('analytics_data', now()->addHours(6));

// with carbon

Cache::touch('report_cache', Carbon::now()->addMinutes(30));

// conditional re-caching

if (Cache::has($key)) {
    Cache::put($key, Cache::get($key), $newTtl);
}


// remember with forced refresh

Cache::forget($key);
Cache::remember($key, $ttl, $callback);


// manual ttl tracking

if ($value = Cache::get($key) && $this->shouldExtendCache($key)) {
    Cache::put($key, $value, $ttl);
}

// these all become:

Cache::touch($key, $ttl)

// user is actively browsing - extend their session cache

// instead of

$sessionData = Cache::get("user_session:{$user->id}");
if ($sessionData && $user->isActive()) {
    Cache::put("user_session:{$user->id}", $sessionData, 3600);
}

// now you can simply do this

if ($user->isActive()) {
    Cache::touch("user_session:{$user->id}", 3600); // Extend by 1 hour
}

// keep expensive computation results fresh during maintenance windows

foreach (['big_report', 'big_metrics', 'big_data'] as $key) {
    Cache::touch($key, now()->addHours(6)); // extend thru window
}

// extend cache for popular content

if ($post->isPopular()) {
    Cache::touch("post_content:{$post->id}", 86400); // keep popular posts cached longer
}

// extend cache for products being actively viewed/purchased

public function extendPopularProductCache(int $productId): void
{
    if (Redis::get("product_views:{$productId}:last_hour") > 50) {
        Cache::touch("product_details:{$productId}", 7200);
        Cache::touch("product_inventory:{$productId}", 1800);
    }
}

// extend cache for frequently requested api endpoints

public function handleApiRequest(string $endpoint): bool
{
    $key = "api_response:" . md5($endpoint);

    if ($this->isFrequentlyRequested($endpoint)) {
        Cache::touch($key, 7200);
    }

    return Cache::remember($key, 1800, fn() => $this->fetchApiData($endpoint));
}

// current approach - potentially large data transfer

$largeDataset = Cache::get('analytics_data'); // 10MB transfer
Cache::put('analytics_data', $largeDataset, 3600); // 10MB transfer


// with touch() - minimal overhead

Cache::touch('analytics_data', 3600); // just updates expiration