Added caching (adjust setting in .env accordingly; CACHE_STORE=file)

dashboard/.env.example

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ BROADCAST_CONNECTION=log
 FILESYSTEM_DISK=local
 QUEUE_CONNECTION=database
 
-CACHE_STORE=database
+CACHE_STORE=file
 CACHE_PREFIX=
 
 MEMCACHED_HOST=127.0.0.1

dashboard/app/Api.php

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 namespace App;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 
 class Api
@@ -16,10 +17,17 @@ class Api
 
         $endpoint = env('FASTAPI_URI');
         $request = $endpoint.$path;
+
+        if (Cache::has($request)) {
+            return Cache::get($request);
+        }
+
         $get = Http::get($request);
 
         if($get->successful()){
-            return $get->json();
+            $result = $get->json();
+            Cache::put($request, $result);
+            return $result;
         }
 
         return null;