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Gets a unique URL to avoid browser cache
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cache_buster.js
function cache_buster(url) {
cache_buster.nonce = cache_buster.nonce || 1;
var sep = "?";
var qpos = url.indexOf("?");
if (url.length === 0 || qpos === url.length-1) {
sep = "";
} else if (qpos >= 0) {
sep = "&";
}
return url + sep + "nocache=" + (new Date()).getTime() + "-" + cache_buster.nonce++;
}
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