Create dedicated abstractions for .rev and .http pointers (#2977)

## Summary

This PR formalizes some of the concepts we use in the cache for
"pointers to things".

In the wheel cache, we have files like
`annotated_types-0.6.0-py3-none-any.http`. This represents an unzipped
wheel, cached alongside an HTTP caching policy. We now have a struct for
this to encapsulate the logic: `HttpArchivePointer`.

Similarly, we have files like `annotated_types-0.6.0-py3-none-any.rev`.
This represents an unzipped local wheel, alongside with a timestamp. We
now have a struct for this to encapsulate the logic:
`LocalArchivePointer`.

We have similar structs for source distributions too.

crates/uv-cache/src/lib.rs

@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ impl CacheEntry {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<Path> for CacheEntry {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
 /// A subdirectory within the cache.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CacheShard(PathBuf);

crates/uv-distribution/src/distribution_database.rs

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ use distribution_types::{
 };
 use platform_tags::Tags;
 use pypi_types::{HashDigest, Metadata23};
-use uv_cache::{ArchiveTimestamp, CacheBucket, CacheEntry, CachedByTimestamp, WheelCache};
-use uv_client::{CacheControl, CachedClientError, Connectivity, RegistryClient};
+use uv_cache::{ArchiveTimestamp, CacheBucket, CacheEntry, Timestamp, WheelCache};
+use uv_client::{
+    CacheControl, CachedClientError, Connectivity, DataWithCachePolicy, RegistryClient,
+};
 use uv_configuration::{NoBinary, NoBuild};
 use uv_extract::hash::Hasher;
 use uv_fs::write_atomic;
@@ -178,7 +180,6 @@ impl<'a, Context: BuildContext + Send + Sync> DistributionDatabase<'a, Context>
                             WheelCache::Index(&wheel.index).wheel_dir(wheel.name().as_ref()),
                             wheel.filename.stem(),
                         );
-
                         return self
                             .load_wheel(path, &wheel.filename, cache_entry, dist, hashes)
                             .await;
@@ -618,11 +619,17 @@ impl<'a, Context: BuildContext + Send + Sync> DistributionDatabase<'a, Context>
         let modified = ArchiveTimestamp::from_file(path).map_err(Error::CacheRead)?;
 
         // Attempt to read the archive pointer from the cache.
-        let archive_entry = wheel_entry.with_file(format!("{}.rev", filename.stem()));
-        let archive = read_timestamped_archive(&archive_entry, modified)?;
+        let pointer_entry = wheel_entry.with_file(format!("{}.rev", filename.stem()));
+        let pointer = LocalArchivePointer::read_from(&pointer_entry)?;
+
+        // Extract the archive from the pointer.
+        let archive = pointer
+            .filter(|pointer| pointer.is_up_to_date(modified))
+            .map(LocalArchivePointer::into_archive)
+            .filter(|archive| archive.has_digests(hashes));
 
         // If the file is already unzipped, and the cache is up-to-date, return it.
-        if let Some(archive) = archive.filter(|archive| archive.has_digests(hashes)) {
+        if let Some(archive) = archive {
             Ok(LocalWheel {
                 dist: Dist::Built(dist.clone()),
                 archive: archive.path,
@@ -632,7 +639,13 @@ impl<'a, Context: BuildContext + Send + Sync> DistributionDatabase<'a, Context>
         } else if hashes.is_none() {
             // Otherwise, unzip the wheel.
             let archive = Archive::new(self.unzip_wheel(path, wheel_entry.path()).await?, vec![]);
-            write_timestamped_archive(&archive_entry, archive.clone(), modified).await?;
+
+            // Write the archive pointer to the cache.
+            let pointer = LocalArchivePointer {
+                timestamp: modified.timestamp(),
+                archive: archive.clone(),
+            };
+            pointer.write_to(&pointer_entry).await?;
 
             Ok(LocalWheel {
                 dist: Dist::Built(dist.clone()),
@@ -669,9 +682,15 @@ impl<'a, Context: BuildContext + Send + Sync> DistributionDatabase<'a, Context>
 
             let hashes = hashers.into_iter().map(HashDigest::from).collect();
 
-            // Write the archive pointer to the cache.
+            // Create an archive.
             let archive = Archive::new(archive, hashes);
-            write_timestamped_archive(&archive_entry, archive.clone(), modified).await?;
+
+            // Write the archive pointer to the cache.
+            let pointer = LocalArchivePointer {
+                timestamp: modified.timestamp(),
+                archive: archive.clone(),
+            };
+            pointer.write_to(&pointer_entry).await?;
 
             Ok(LocalWheel {
                 dist: Dist::Built(dist.clone()),
@@ -728,37 +747,67 @@ impl<'a, Context: BuildContext + Send + Sync> DistributionDatabase<'a, Context>
     }
 }
 
-/// Write a timestamped archive path to the cache.
-async fn write_timestamped_archive(
-    cache_entry: &CacheEntry,
-    data: Archive,
-    modified: ArchiveTimestamp,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    write_atomic(
-        cache_entry.path(),
-        rmp_serde::to_vec(&CachedByTimestamp {
-            timestamp: modified.timestamp(),
-            data,
-        })?,
-    )
-    .await
-    .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)
+/// A pointer to an archive in the cache, fetched from an HTTP archive.
+///
+/// Encoded with `MsgPack`, and represented on disk by a `.http` file.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct HttpArchivePointer {
+    archive: Archive,
 }
 
-/// Read an existing timestamped archive path, if it exists and is up-to-date.
-pub fn read_timestamped_archive(
-    cache_entry: &CacheEntry,
-    modified: ArchiveTimestamp,
-) -> Result<Option<Archive>, Error> {
-    match fs_err::read(cache_entry.path()) {
-        Ok(cached) => {
-            let cached = rmp_serde::from_slice::<CachedByTimestamp<Archive>>(&cached)?;
-            if cached.timestamp == modified.timestamp() {
-                return Ok(Some(cached.data));
+impl HttpArchivePointer {
+    /// Read an [`HttpArchivePointer`] from the cache.
+    pub fn read_from(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {
+        match fs_err::File::open(path.as_ref()) {
+            Ok(file) => {
+                let data = DataWithCachePolicy::from_reader(file)?.data;
+                let archive = rmp_serde::from_slice::<Archive>(&data)?;
+                Ok(Some(Self { archive }))
             }
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
+            Err(err) => Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
         }
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
-        Err(err) => return Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
     }
-    Ok(None)
+
+    /// Return the [`Archive`] from the pointer.
+    pub fn into_archive(self) -> Archive {
+        self.archive
+    }
+}
+
+/// A pointer to an archive in the cache, fetched from a local path.
+///
+/// Encoded with `MsgPack`, and represented on disk by a `.rev` file.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct LocalArchivePointer {
+    timestamp: Timestamp,
+    archive: Archive,
+}
+
+impl LocalArchivePointer {
+    /// Read an [`LocalArchivePointer`] from the cache.
+    pub fn read_from(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {
+        match fs_err::read(path) {
+            Ok(cached) => Ok(Some(rmp_serde::from_slice::<LocalArchivePointer>(&cached)?)),
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
+            Err(err) => Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Write an [`LocalArchivePointer`] to the cache.
+    pub async fn write_to(&self, entry: &CacheEntry) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        write_atomic(entry.path(), rmp_serde::to_vec(&self)?)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the archive is up-to-date with the given modified timestamp.
+    pub fn is_up_to_date(&self, modified: ArchiveTimestamp) -> bool {
+        self.timestamp == modified.timestamp()
+    }
+
+    /// Return the [`Archive`] from the pointer.
+    pub fn into_archive(self) -> Archive {
+        self.archive
+    }
 }

crates/uv-distribution/src/index/built_wheel_index.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use uv_fs::symlinks;
 use uv_types::HashStrategy;
 
 use crate::index::cached_wheel::CachedWheel;
-use crate::source::{read_http_revision, read_timestamped_revision, REVISION};
+use crate::source::{HttpRevisionPointer, LocalRevisionPointer, HTTP_REVISION, LOCAL_REVISION};
 use crate::Error;
 
 /// A local index of built distributions for a specific source distribution.
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ impl<'a> BuiltWheelIndex<'a> {
         );
 
         // Read the revision from the cache.
-        let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
-        let Some(revision) = read_http_revision(&revision_entry)? else {
+        let Some(pointer) = HttpRevisionPointer::read_from(cache_shard.entry(HTTP_REVISION))?
+        else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
 
         // Enforce hash-checking by omitting any wheels that don't satisfy the required hashes.
+        let revision = pointer.into_revision();
         if !revision.satisfies(self.hasher.get(&source_dist.name)) {
             return Ok(None);
         }
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ impl<'a> BuiltWheelIndex<'a> {
             WheelCache::Path(&source_dist.url).root(),
         );
 
+        // Read the revision from the cache.
+        let Some(pointer) = LocalRevisionPointer::read_from(cache_shard.entry(LOCAL_REVISION))?
+        else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+
         // Determine the last-modified time of the source distribution.
         let Some(modified) =
             ArchiveTimestamp::from_path(&source_dist.path).map_err(Error::CacheRead)?
@@ -67,13 +74,13 @@ impl<'a> BuiltWheelIndex<'a> {
             return Err(Error::DirWithoutEntrypoint);
         };
 
-        // Read the revision from the cache.
-        let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
-        let Some(revision) = read_timestamped_revision(&revision_entry, modified)? else {
+        // If the distribution is stale, omit it from the index.
+        if !pointer.is_up_to_date(modified) {
             return Ok(None);
-        };
+        }
 
         // Enforce hash-checking by omitting any wheels that don't satisfy the required hashes.
+        let revision = pointer.into_revision();
         if !revision.satisfies(self.hasher.get(&source_dist.name)) {
             return Ok(None);
         }

crates/uv-distribution/src/index/cached_wheel.rs

@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ use distribution_filename::WheelFilename;
 use distribution_types::{CachedDirectUrlDist, CachedRegistryDist, Hashed};
 use pep508_rs::VerbatimUrl;
 use pypi_types::HashDigest;
-use uv_cache::{CacheEntry, CachedByTimestamp};
-use uv_client::DataWithCachePolicy;
+use uv_cache::CacheEntry;
 
-use crate::archive::Archive;
+use crate::{HttpArchivePointer, LocalArchivePointer};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CachedWheel {
@@ -61,9 +60,8 @@ impl CachedWheel {
         let filename = WheelFilename::from_stem(filename).ok()?;
 
         // Read the pointer.
-        let file = fs_err::File::open(path).ok()?;
-        let data = DataWithCachePolicy::from_reader(file).ok()?.data;
-        let archive = rmp_serde::from_slice::<Archive>(&data).ok()?;
+        let pointer = HttpArchivePointer::read_from(path).ok()??;
+        let archive = pointer.into_archive();
 
         // Convert to a cached wheel.
         let entry = CacheEntry::from_path(archive.path);
@@ -76,16 +74,14 @@ impl CachedWheel {
     }
 
     /// Read a cached wheel from a `.rev` pointer (e.g., `anyio-4.0.0-py3-none-any.rev`).
-    pub fn from_revision_pointer(path: &Path) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_local_pointer(path: &Path) -> Option<Self> {
         // Determine the wheel filename.
         let filename = path.file_name()?.to_str()?;
         let filename = WheelFilename::from_stem(filename).ok()?;
 
         // Read the pointer.
-        let cached = fs_err::read(path).ok()?;
-        let archive = rmp_serde::from_slice::<CachedByTimestamp<Archive>>(&cached)
-            .ok()?
-            .data;
+        let pointer = LocalArchivePointer::read_from(path).ok()??;
+        let archive = pointer.into_archive();
 
         // Convert to a cached wheel.
         let entry = CacheEntry::from_path(archive.path);

crates/uv-distribution/src/index/registry_wheel_index.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use uv_normalize::PackageName;
 use uv_types::HashStrategy;
 
 use crate::index::cached_wheel::CachedWheel;
-use crate::source::{read_http_revision, REVISION};
+use crate::source::{HttpRevisionPointer, HTTP_REVISION};
 
 /// A local index of distributions that originate from a registry, like `PyPI`.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ impl<'a> RegistryWheelIndex<'a> {
                     .extension()
                     .is_some_and(|ext| ext.eq_ignore_ascii_case("rev"))
                 {
-                    if let Some(wheel) = CachedWheel::from_revision_pointer(&wheel_dir.join(&file))
-                    {
+                    if let Some(wheel) = CachedWheel::from_local_pointer(&wheel_dir.join(&file)) {
                         // Enforce hash-checking based on the built distribution.
                         if wheel.satisfies(hasher.get(package)) {
                             Self::add_wheel(wheel, tags, &mut versions);
@@ -149,9 +148,10 @@ impl<'a> RegistryWheelIndex<'a> {
             for shard in directories(&cache_shard) {
                 // Read the existing metadata from the cache, if it exists.
                 let cache_shard = cache_shard.shard(shard);
-                let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
-                if let Ok(Some(revision)) = read_http_revision(&revision_entry) {
+                let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(HTTP_REVISION);
+                if let Ok(Some(pointer)) = HttpRevisionPointer::read_from(&revision_entry) {
                     // Enforce hash-checking based on the source distribution.
+                    let revision = pointer.into_revision();
                     if revision.satisfies(hasher.get(package)) {
                         for wheel_dir in symlinks(cache_shard.join(revision.id())) {
                             if let Some(wheel) = CachedWheel::from_built_source(&wheel_dir) {

crates/uv-distribution/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub use archive::Archive;
-pub use distribution_database::{read_timestamped_archive, DistributionDatabase};
+pub use distribution_database::{DistributionDatabase, HttpArchivePointer, LocalArchivePointer};
 pub use download::LocalWheel;
 pub use error::Error;
 pub use git::{is_same_reference, to_precise};

crates/uv-distribution/src/source/mod.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ use install_wheel_rs::metadata::read_archive_metadata;
 use platform_tags::Tags;
 use pypi_types::{HashDigest, Metadata23};
 use uv_cache::{
-    ArchiveTimestamp, CacheBucket, CacheEntry, CacheShard, CachedByTimestamp, Freshness, WheelCache,
+    ArchiveTimestamp, CacheBucket, CacheEntry, CacheShard, CachedByTimestamp, Freshness, Timestamp,
+    WheelCache,
 };
 use uv_client::{
     CacheControl, CachedClientError, Connectivity, DataWithCachePolicy, RegistryClient,
@@ -49,8 +50,11 @@ pub struct SourceDistributionBuilder<'a, T: BuildContext> {
     reporter: Option<Arc<dyn Reporter>>,
 }
 
-/// The name of the file that contains the revision ID, encoded via `MsgPack`.
-pub(crate) const REVISION: &str = "revision.msgpack";
+/// The name of the file that contains the revision ID for a remote distribution, encoded via `MsgPack`.
+pub(crate) const HTTP_REVISION: &str = "revision.http";
+
+/// The name of the file that contains the revision ID for a local distribution, encoded via `MsgPack`.
+pub(crate) const LOCAL_REVISION: &str = "revision.rev";
 
 /// The name of the file that contains the cached distribution metadata, encoded via `MsgPack`.
 pub(crate) const METADATA: &str = "metadata.msgpack";
@@ -509,7 +513,7 @@ impl<'a, T: BuildContext> SourceDistributionBuilder<'a, T> {
         cache_shard: &CacheShard,
         hashes: HashPolicy<'_>,
     ) -> Result<Revision, Error> {
-        let cache_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
+        let cache_entry = cache_shard.entry(HTTP_REVISION);
         let cache_control = match self.client.connectivity() {
             Connectivity::Online => CacheControl::from(
                 self.build_context
@@ -738,13 +742,16 @@ impl<'a, T: BuildContext> SourceDistributionBuilder<'a, T> {
         let modified = ArchiveTimestamp::from_file(&resource.path).map_err(Error::CacheRead)?;
 
         // Read the existing metadata from the cache.
-        let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
+        let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(LOCAL_REVISION);
 
         // If the revision already exists, return it. There's no need to check for freshness, since
         // we use an exact timestamp.
-        if let Some(revision) = read_timestamped_revision(&revision_entry, modified)? {
-            if revision.has_digests(hashes) {
-                return Ok(revision);
+        if let Some(pointer) = LocalRevisionPointer::read_from(&revision_entry)? {
+            if pointer.is_up_to_date(modified) {
+                let revision = pointer.into_revision();
+                if revision.has_digests(hashes) {
+                    return Ok(revision);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -929,14 +936,31 @@ impl<'a, T: BuildContext> SourceDistributionBuilder<'a, T> {
         };
 
         // Read the existing metadata from the cache.
-        let revision_entry = cache_shard.entry(REVISION);
-        let revision_freshness = self
+        let entry = cache_shard.entry(LOCAL_REVISION);
+        let freshness = self
             .build_context
             .cache()
-            .freshness(&revision_entry, source.name())
+            .freshness(&entry, source.name())
             .map_err(Error::CacheRead)?;
 
-        refresh_timestamped_revision(&revision_entry, revision_freshness, modified).await
+        // If the revision is fresh, return it.
+        if freshness.is_fresh() {
+            if let Some(pointer) = LocalRevisionPointer::read_from(&entry)? {
+                if pointer.timestamp == modified.timestamp() {
+                    return Ok(pointer.into_revision());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, we need to create a new revision.
+        let revision = Revision::new();
+        let pointer = LocalRevisionPointer {
+            timestamp: modified.timestamp(),
+            revision: revision.clone(),
+        };
+        pointer.write_to(&entry).await?;
+
+        Ok(revision)
     }
 
     /// Build a source distribution from a Git repository.
@@ -1418,37 +1442,74 @@ fn validate(source: &BuildableSource<'_>, metadata: &Metadata23) -> Result<(), E
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Read an existing HTTP-cached [`Revision`], if it exists.
-pub(crate) fn read_http_revision(cache_entry: &CacheEntry) -> Result<Option<Revision>, Error> {
-    match fs_err::File::open(cache_entry.path()) {
-        Ok(file) => {
-            let data = DataWithCachePolicy::from_reader(file)?.data;
-            Ok(Some(rmp_serde::from_slice::<Revision>(&data)?))
+/// A pointer to a source distribution revision in the cache, fetched from an HTTP archive.
+///
+/// Encoded with `MsgPack`, and represented on disk by a `.http` file.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct HttpRevisionPointer {
+    revision: Revision,
+}
+
+impl HttpRevisionPointer {
+    /// Read an [`HttpRevisionPointer`] from the cache.
+    pub(crate) fn read_from(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {
+        match fs_err::File::open(path.as_ref()) {
+            Ok(file) => {
+                let data = DataWithCachePolicy::from_reader(file)?.data;
+                let revision = rmp_serde::from_slice::<Revision>(&data)?;
+                Ok(Some(Self { revision }))
+            }
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
+            Err(err) => Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
         }
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
-        Err(err) => Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
+    }
+
+    /// Return the [`Revision`] from the pointer.
+    pub(crate) fn into_revision(self) -> Revision {
+        self.revision
     }
 }
 
-/// Read an existing timestamped [`Revision`], if it exists and is up-to-date.
+/// A pointer to a source distribution revision in the cache, fetched from a local path.
 ///
-/// If the cache entry is stale, a new entry will be created.
-pub(crate) fn read_timestamped_revision(
-    cache_entry: &CacheEntry,
-    modified: ArchiveTimestamp,
-) -> Result<Option<Revision>, Error> {
-    // If the cache entry is up-to-date, return it.
-    match fs_err::read(cache_entry.path()) {
-        Ok(cached) => {
-            let cached = rmp_serde::from_slice::<CachedByTimestamp<Revision>>(&cached)?;
-            if cached.timestamp == modified.timestamp() {
-                return Ok(Some(cached.data));
-            }
+/// Encoded with `MsgPack`, and represented on disk by a `.rev` file.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct LocalRevisionPointer {
+    timestamp: Timestamp,
+    revision: Revision,
+}
+
+impl LocalRevisionPointer {
+    /// Read an [`LocalRevisionPointer`] from the cache.
+    pub(crate) fn read_from(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Option<Self>, Error> {
+        match fs_err::read(path) {
+            Ok(cached) => Ok(Some(rmp_serde::from_slice::<LocalRevisionPointer>(
+                &cached,
+            )?)),
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
+            Err(err) => Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
         }
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
-        Err(err) => return Err(Error::CacheRead(err)),
     }
-    Ok(None)
+
+    /// Write an [`LocalRevisionPointer`] to the cache.
+    async fn write_to(&self, entry: &CacheEntry) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&entry.dir())
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)?;
+        write_atomic(entry.path(), rmp_serde::to_vec(&self)?)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the revision is up-to-date with the given modified timestamp.
+    pub(crate) fn is_up_to_date(&self, modified: ArchiveTimestamp) -> bool {
+        self.timestamp == modified.timestamp()
+    }
+
+    /// Return the [`Revision`] from the pointer.
+    pub(crate) fn into_revision(self) -> Revision {
+        self.revision
+    }
 }
 
 /// Read the [`Metadata23`] from a source distribution's `PKG-INFO` file, if it uses Metadata 2.2
@@ -1503,38 +1564,6 @@ async fn read_pyproject_toml(
     Ok(metadata)
 }
 
-/// Read an existing timestamped [`Manifest`], if it exists and is up-to-date.
-///
-/// If the cache entry is stale, a new entry will be created.
-async fn refresh_timestamped_revision(
-    cache_entry: &CacheEntry,
-    freshness: Freshness,
-    modified: ArchiveTimestamp,
-) -> Result<Revision, Error> {
-    // If we know the exact modification time, we don't need to force a revalidate.
-    if matches!(modified, ArchiveTimestamp::Exact(_)) || freshness.is_fresh() {
-        if let Some(revision) = read_timestamped_revision(cache_entry, modified)? {
-            return Ok(revision);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Otherwise, create a new revision.
-    let revision = Revision::new();
-    fs::create_dir_all(&cache_entry.dir())
-        .await
-        .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)?;
-    write_atomic(
-        cache_entry.path(),
-        rmp_serde::to_vec(&CachedByTimestamp {
-            timestamp: modified.timestamp(),
-            data: revision.clone(),
-        })?,
-    )
-    .await
-    .map_err(Error::CacheWrite)?;
-    Ok(revision)
-}
-
 /// Read an existing cached [`Metadata23`], if it exists.
 async fn read_cached_metadata(cache_entry: &CacheEntry) -> Result<Option<Metadata23>, Error> {
     match fs::read(&cache_entry.path()).await {

crates/uv-installer/src/plan.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::hash::BuildHasherDefault;
-use std::io;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
@@ -14,9 +13,11 @@ use distribution_types::{
 use pep508_rs::{Requirement, VersionOrUrl};
 use platform_tags::Tags;
 use uv_cache::{ArchiveTarget, ArchiveTimestamp, Cache, CacheBucket, WheelCache};
-use uv_client::DataWithCachePolicy;
+
 use uv_configuration::{NoBinary, Reinstall};
-use uv_distribution::{read_timestamped_archive, Archive, BuiltWheelIndex, RegistryWheelIndex};
+use uv_distribution::{
+    BuiltWheelIndex, HttpArchivePointer, LocalArchivePointer, RegistryWheelIndex,
+};
 use uv_fs::Simplified;
 use uv_interpreter::PythonEnvironment;
 use uv_types::HashStrategy;
@@ -256,31 +257,20 @@ impl<'a> Planner<'a> {
                                 .entry(format!("{}.http", wheel.filename.stem()));
 
                             // Read the HTTP pointer.
-                            match fs_err::File::open(cache_entry.path()) {
-                                Ok(file) => {
-                                    let data = DataWithCachePolicy::from_reader(file)?.data;
-                                    let archive = rmp_serde::from_slice::<Archive>(&data)?;
+                            if let Some(pointer) = HttpArchivePointer::read_from(&cache_entry)? {
+                                let archive = pointer.into_archive();
+                                if archive.satisfies(hasher.get(&requirement.name)) {
+                                    let cached_dist = CachedDirectUrlDist::from_url(
+                                        wheel.filename,
+                                        wheel.url,
+                                        archive.hashes,
+                                        archive.path,
+                                    );
 
-                                    // Enforce hash checking.
-                                    if archive.satisfies(hasher.get(&requirement.name)) {
-                                        let cached_dist = CachedDirectUrlDist::from_url(
-                                            wheel.filename,
-                                            wheel.url,
-                                            archive.hashes,
-                                            archive.path,
-                                        );
-
-                                        debug!(
-                                            "URL wheel requirement already cached: {cached_dist}"
-                                        );
-                                        cached.push(CachedDist::Url(cached_dist));
-                                        continue;
-                                    }
+                                    debug!("URL wheel requirement already cached: {cached_dist}");
+                                    cached.push(CachedDist::Url(cached_dist));
+                                    continue;
                                 }
-                                Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                                    // The cache entry doesn't exist, so it's not fresh.
-                                }
-                                Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
                             }
                         }
                         Dist::Built(BuiltDist::Path(wheel)) => {
@@ -307,21 +297,24 @@ impl<'a> Planner<'a> {
                                 )
                                 .entry(format!("{}.rev", wheel.filename.stem()));
 
-                            if let Some(archive) = read_timestamped_archive(
-                                &cache_entry,
-                                ArchiveTimestamp::from_file(&wheel.path)?,
-                            )? {
-                                if archive.satisfies(hasher.get(&requirement.name)) {
-                                    let cached_dist = CachedDirectUrlDist::from_url(
-                                        wheel.filename,
-                                        wheel.url,
-                                        archive.hashes,
-                                        archive.path,
-                                    );
+                            if let Some(pointer) = LocalArchivePointer::read_from(&cache_entry)? {
+                                let timestamp = ArchiveTimestamp::from_file(&wheel.path)?;
+                                if pointer.is_up_to_date(timestamp) {
+                                    let archive = pointer.into_archive();
+                                    if archive.satisfies(hasher.get(&requirement.name)) {
+                                        let cached_dist = CachedDirectUrlDist::from_url(
+                                            wheel.filename,
+                                            wheel.url,
+                                            archive.hashes,
+                                            archive.path,
+                                        );
 
-                                    debug!("Path wheel requirement already cached: {cached_dist}");
-                                    cached.push(CachedDist::Url(cached_dist));
-                                    continue;
+                                        debug!(
+                                            "Path wheel requirement already cached: {cached_dist}"
+                                        );
+                                        cached.push(CachedDist::Url(cached_dist));
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }