Hey I m using the caching functionality by specifying a `tar

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Hey I m using the caching functionality by specifying a `target` file as a task parameter So if this target file is present it should skip the execution of this task I want to choose to programmatically eg through a parameter force execution of this task and thus ignoring overwriting the target file I first thought using the `cache validator` task parameter would be the way to go but I see in the documentation that it is deprecated Is there a recommended way to achieve this behavior Thanks

Chris White · Answer

Hi < as> currently the only way to do so is by removing the file yourself I suggest templating your target file path to take into account the situations in which you want the task to rerun e g template the path with a parameter or a datetime value

as · Answer

Okay thanks I think I got it You mean to change the value of the `target` parameter of task conditionally on some other parameter that switches on off the forced evaluation

Chris White · Answer

yup exactly

Chris White · Answer

For the most flexibility you should let the parameter value be an arbitrary string so that you can always have the option to force run the task without deleting files

as · Answer

okay thanks a lot for the tip