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+/**
+ * lib/distributed-cache.ts
+ *
+ * Distributed cache layer using Redis for TTL cache shared across instances.
+ * Prevents data inconsistency in distributed deployments.
+ */
+
+export interface CacheEntry<T> {
+  data: T;
+  expiresAt: number;
+  createdAt: number;
+}
+
+export interface RedisClient {
+  get(key: string): Promise<string | null>;
+  setex(key: string, seconds: number, value: string): Promise<void>;
+  del(key: string): Promise<number>;
+  flushdb(): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export class DistributedCache {
+  private redisClient: RedisClient | null;
+  private ttlMs: number;
+
+  constructor(redisClient: RedisClient | null, ttlMs: number = 3600000) {
+    this.redisClient = redisClient;
+    this.ttlMs = ttlMs;
+  }
+
+  async get<T>(key: string): Promise<T | null> {
+    if (!this.redisClient) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const value = await this.redisClient.get(key);
+      if (!value) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      const entry: CacheEntry<T> = JSON.parse(value);
+      if (entry.expiresAt < Date.now()) {
+        await this.delete(key);
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return entry.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Cache get error for ${key}:`, error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async set<T>(key: string, data: T, ttlMs?: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.redisClient) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const expiryTime = ttlMs || this.ttlMs;
+      const entry: CacheEntry<T> = {
+        data,
+        expiresAt: Date.now() + expiryTime,
+        createdAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+
+      await this.redisClient.setex(key, Math.ceil(expiryTime / 1000), JSON.stringify(entry));
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Cache set error for ${key}:`, error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async delete(key: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.redisClient) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await this.redisClient.del(key);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Cache delete error for ${key}:`, error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async clear(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.redisClient) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await this.redisClient.flushdb();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Cache clear error:', error);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function createDistributedCache(redisClient: RedisClient | null): DistributedCache {
+  return new DistributedCache(redisClient);
+}