{
  "context": "This criteria evaluates how well the engineer uses lilconfig's caching system, specifically the clearSearchCache(), clearLoadCache(), and clearCaches() methods, along with understanding the two-tier cache architecture for search and load operations.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Uses lilconfig creation",
      "description": "Uses lilconfig() or lilconfigSync() to create an explorer instance with appropriate configuration name",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Implements clearSearchCache",
      "description": "Correctly exposes and uses the clearSearchCache() method from the lilconfig explorer to clear only the search cache",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Implements clearLoadCache",
      "description": "Correctly exposes and uses the clearLoadCache() method from the lilconfig explorer to clear only the load cache",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Implements clearCaches",
      "description": "Correctly exposes and uses the clearCaches() method from the lilconfig explorer to clear both search and load caches",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Uses search method",
      "description": "Correctly uses the search() method from lilconfig explorer to search for configuration files",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Uses load method",
      "description": "Correctly uses the load() method from lilconfig explorer to load specific configuration files",
      "max_score": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Cache independence",
      "description": "Demonstrates understanding that clearSearchCache() and clearLoadCache() operate independently by verifying that clearing one cache does not affect the other",
      "max_score": 5
    },
    {
      "name": "Cache identity behavior",
      "description": "Correctly verifies that lilconfig returns identical object references (identity equality) for cached results when search() or load() is called multiple times without clearing caches",
      "max_score": 5
    }
  ]
}