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 Simple middleware for Express route caching with a given TTL (in seconds)
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/bradoyler/route-cache.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/bradoyler/route-cache)
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-[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/route-cache.png?downloads=true&downloadRank=true&stars=true)](https://nodei.co/npm/route-cache/)
+[![NPM Version][npm-image]][npm-url]
 
 Make your routes do this ->![dodging](http://gifs.gifbin.com/1234778873_Muhammad_Ali_dodging_punches.gif)
 
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 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
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+[npm-image]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/route-cache.svg
+[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/route-cache