Update

devplacepy/database/awards.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
+from devplacepy.cache import TTLCache
 from devplacepy.config import (
     AWARD_DISPLAY_HOURS_DEFAULT,
     AWARD_GIVE_COOLDOWN_HOURS_DEFAULT,
@@ -111,10 +112,22 @@ def recompute_user_award_stats(receiver_uid: str) -> None:
     users.update(payload, ["uid"])
 
 
+_prominence_cache = TTLCache(ttl=15, max_size=500)
+
+
 def award_is_prominent(user: dict | None) -> bool:
     if not user or not user.get("last_award_at") or not user.get("last_award_uid"):
         return False
-    award = resolve_by_slug(_awards_table(), user["last_award_uid"])
+    cached = _prominence_cache.get(user["last_award_uid"])
+    if cached is not None:
+        return cached
+    prominent = _compute_prominence(user["last_award_uid"])
+    _prominence_cache.set(user["last_award_uid"], prominent)
+    return prominent
+
+
+def _compute_prominence(award_uid: str) -> bool:
+    award = resolve_by_slug(_awards_table(), award_uid)
     if not award or not award.get("generated_at"):
         return False
     try: