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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

Hi <@U015Q3FN17A> - 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)

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)

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