fix(audio): eliminate browser media caching with timestamp cache-buster and HTTP no-cache headers

api/audio_catalog.py

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def _scan_single_audio_dir(directory, relative_prefix=""):
         file_size = os.path.getsize(full_path)
         rel_path = os.path.join(relative_prefix, name).replace("\\", "/")
 
+        mtime = int(os.path.getmtime(full_path))
         stem_map[stem] = {
             "ext": ext,
             "slice": {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ def _scan_single_audio_dir(directory, relative_prefix=""):
                 "text": ref_text,
                 "size_bytes": file_size,
                 "syntax_tag": f"{{{stem}}}",
-                "audio_url": f"/anomalous/audio_stream?path={rel_path}"
+                "audio_url": f"/anomalous/audio_stream?path={rel_path}&v={mtime}"
             }
         }
     return [item["slice"] for item in stem_map.values()]
@@ -163,7 +164,13 @@ async def api_serve_audio(request):
     content_type = content_types.get(ext, 'application/octet-stream')
     return web.FileResponse(
         resolved_path,
-        headers={"Content-Type": content_type, "Accept-Ranges": "bytes"}
+        headers={
+            "Content-Type": content_type,
+            "Accept-Ranges": "bytes",
+            "Cache-Control": "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0",
+            "Pragma": "no-cache",
+            "Expires": "0"
+        }
     )
 
 

web/main.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ try {
 } catch (_) {}
 
 import { app } from "../../scripts/app.js";
-import { createBrowserEntry } from "./modules/browser_entry.js?v=20260921-flicker-free-1";
+import { createBrowserEntry } from "./modules/browser_entry.js?v=20260923-nocache-1";
 import { createInterfaceSettings, getCurrentLanguage, setAbyssalScarletTheme, t } from "./modules/interface_settings.js";
 
 export { setAbyssalScarletTheme };

web/modules/browser.js

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import { showImageWorkbench } from './ui_gallery_detail.js';
 import { initDoctorPanel, diagnoseNode, renderGlobalDashboard, openLoraInsertionPicker, runGlobalDoctorScan } from './ui_doctor.js';
 import { initAssistantPanel, renderAssistantModelCard, _loadAssistantHistory } from './ui_node_assistant.js';
 import { _openGalleryReplacer } from './ui_node_model_picker.js';
-import { renderAudioStudio, stopAudioStudioPlayback } from './ui_audio_studio.js';
-import { renderAudioGallery, stopGalleryAudio } from './ui_audio_gallery.js';
+import { renderAudioStudio, stopAudioStudioPlayback } from './ui_audio_studio.js?v=20260923-cache-kill';
+import { renderAudioGallery, stopGalleryAudio } from './ui_audio_gallery.js?v=20260923-cache-kill';
 import { getActiveDomain } from './ui_domain_switcher.js';
 
 export class AnomalousBrowser {

web/modules/ui_audio_gallery.js

@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ function startPlayback(url, playBtn, fillEl, timeEl) {
     }
     stopGalleryAudio();
 
-    const audio = new Audio(url);
+    const freshUrl = url.includes('?') ? `${url}&_t=${Date.now()}` : `${url}?_t=${Date.now()}`;
+    const audio = new Audio(freshUrl);
     activeAudio = audio;
     activePlayBtn = playBtn;
     activeProgressFill = fillEl;

web/modules/ui_audio_studio.js

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function playAudio(url, playBtn, eqBars) {
     stopAudioStudioPlayback();
     if (typeof stopGalleryAudio === 'function') stopGalleryAudio();
 
-    const audio = new Audio(url);
+    const freshUrl = url.includes('?') ? `${url}&_t=${Date.now()}` : `${url}?_t=${Date.now()}`;
+    const audio = new Audio(freshUrl);
     globalAudioPlayer = audio;
     currentPlayingBtn = playBtn;
     currentPlayingBar = eqBars;

web/modules/ui_sidebar.js

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { createSettingsHub } from './ui_settings_hub.js';
 import { createToolbox } from './ui_toolbox.js';
 import { createDomainSwitcher, getActiveDomain } from './ui_domain_switcher.js';
 import { renderAudioSidebar } from './ui_audio_sidebar.js';
-import { renderAudioStudio } from './ui_audio_studio.js';
-import { renderAudioGallery } from './ui_audio_gallery.js';
+import { renderAudioStudio } from './ui_audio_studio.js?v=20260923-cache-kill';
+import { renderAudioGallery } from './ui_audio_gallery.js?v=20260923-cache-kill';
 
 const t = (key, params) => translate(key, params);