[12.x] Added option to always defer for flexible cache

src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php

@@ -483,9 +483,10 @@ public function rememberForever($key, Closure $callback)
      * @param  array{ 0: \DateTimeInterface|\DateInterval|int, 1: \DateTimeInterface|\DateInterval|int }  $ttl
      * @param  (callable(): TCacheValue)  $callback
      * @param  array{ seconds?: int, owner?: string }|null  $lock
+     * @param  bool  $alwaysDefer
      * @return TCacheValue
      */
-    public function flexible($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock = null)
+    public function flexible($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock = null, $alwaysDefer = false)
     {
         [
             $key => $value,
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ public function flexible($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock = null)
             });
         };
 
-        defer($refresh, "illuminate:cache:flexible:{$key}");
+        defer($refresh, "illuminate:cache:flexible:{$key}", $alwaysDefer);
 
         return $value;
     }

tests/Integration/Cache/RepositoryTest.php

@@ -238,6 +238,31 @@ public function testItImplicitlyClearsTtlKeysFromFileDriver()
         $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
     }
 
+    public function testItCanAlwaysDefer()
+    {
+        $this->freezeTime();
+        $cache = Cache::driver('array');
+        $count = 0;
+
+        // Cache is empty. The value should be populated...
+        $cache->flexible('foo', [10, 20], function () use (&$count) {
+            return ++$count;
+        }, alwaysDefer: true);
+
+        // First call to flexible() should not defer
+        $this->assertCount(0, defer());
+
+        Carbon::setTestNow(now()->addSeconds(11));
+
+        // Second callback should defer with always now true
+        $cache->flexible('foo', [10, 20], function () use (&$count) {
+            return ++$count;
+        }, alwaysDefer: true);
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, defer());
+        $this->assertTrue(defer()->first()->always);
+    }
+
     public function testItRoundsDateTimeValuesToAccountForTimePassedDuringScriptExecution()
     {
         // do not freeze time as this test depends on time progressing duration execution.