Add type-safe hash types for cache storage

Define ContentHash, VariantKey, and PathHash types to replace
raw strings, providing compile-time type safety for storage
operations. Update storage layer to use typed parameters,
refactor cache to use variant storage keyed by VariantKey,
and implement source content reuse on cache misses.

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ func (s *Handlers) initImageService() error {
 		StateDir:    s.config.StateDir,
 		CacheTTL:    imgcache.DefaultCacheTTL,
 		NegativeTTL: imgcache.DefaultNegativeTTL,
-		HotCacheSize:    imgcache.DefaultHotCacheSize,
-		HotCacheEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

internal/handlers/handlers_test.go

@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ func setupTestHandler(t *testing.T) *testFixtures {
 		StateDir:    tmpDir,
 		CacheTTL:    time.Hour,
 		NegativeTTL: 5 * time.Minute,
-		HotCacheSize:    100,
-		HotCacheEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create cache: %v", err)

internal/imgcache/cache.go

@@ -26,167 +26,86 @@ type CacheConfig struct {
 	StateDir    string
 	CacheTTL    time.Duration
 	NegativeTTL time.Duration
-	HotCacheSize    int
-	HotCacheEnabled bool
 }
 
-// hotCacheEntry stores all data needed to serve a cache hit without DB access.
+// variantMeta stores content type for fast cache hits without reading .meta file.
-type hotCacheEntry struct {
+type variantMeta struct {
-	OutputHash  string
 	ContentType string
-	SizeBytes   int64
+	Size        int64
 }
 
 // Cache implements the caching layer for the image proxy.
 type Cache struct {
 	db          *sql.DB
-	srcContent      *ContentStorage
+	srcContent  *ContentStorage  // source images by content hash
-	dstContent      *ContentStorage
+	variants    *VariantStorage  // processed variants by cache key
-	srcMetadata     *MetadataStorage
+	srcMetadata *MetadataStorage // source metadata by host/path
 	config      CacheConfig
-	hotCache        map[string]hotCacheEntry // cache_key -> entry
+
-	hotCacheMu      sync.RWMutex
+	// In-memory cache of variant metadata (content type, size) to avoid reading .meta files
-	hotCacheEnabled bool
+	metaCache   map[VariantKey]variantMeta
+	metaCacheMu sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // NewCache creates a new cache instance.
 func NewCache(db *sql.DB, config CacheConfig) (*Cache, error) {
-	srcContent, err := NewContentStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "src-content"))
+	srcContent, err := NewContentStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "sources"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create source content storage: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	dstContent, err := NewContentStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "dst-content"))
+	variants, err := NewVariantStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "variants"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create destination content storage: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create variant storage: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	srcMetadata, err := NewMetadataStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "src-metadata"))
+	srcMetadata, err := NewMetadataStorage(filepath.Join(config.StateDir, "cache", "metadata"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create source metadata storage: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	c := &Cache{
+	return &Cache{
 		db:          db,
 		srcContent:  srcContent,
-		dstContent:      dstContent,
+		variants:    variants,
 		srcMetadata: srcMetadata,
 		config:      config,
-		hotCacheEnabled: config.HotCacheEnabled,
+		metaCache:   make(map[VariantKey]variantMeta),
-	}
+	}, nil
-
-	if config.HotCacheEnabled && config.HotCacheSize > 0 {
-		c.hotCache = make(map[string]hotCacheEntry, config.HotCacheSize)
-	}
-
-	return c, nil
 }
 
 // LookupResult contains the result of a cache lookup.
 type LookupResult struct {
 	Hit         bool
-	OutputHash  string
+	CacheKey    VariantKey
 	ContentType string
 	SizeBytes   int64
 	CacheStatus CacheStatus
 }
 
-// Lookup checks if a processed image exists in the cache.
+// Lookup checks if a processed variant exists on disk (no DB access for hits).
-func (c *Cache) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*LookupResult, error) {
+func (c *Cache) Lookup(_ context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*LookupResult, error) {
 	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
 
-	// Check hot cache first
+	// Check variant storage directly - no DB needed for cache hits
-	if c.hotCacheEnabled {
+	if c.variants.Exists(cacheKey) {
-		c.hotCacheMu.RLock()
-		entry, ok := c.hotCache[cacheKey]
-		c.hotCacheMu.RUnlock()
-
-		if ok && c.dstContent.Exists(entry.OutputHash) {
 		return &LookupResult{
 			Hit:         true,
-				OutputHash:  entry.OutputHash,
+			CacheKey:    cacheKey,
-				ContentType: entry.ContentType,
-				SizeBytes:   entry.SizeBytes,
-				CacheStatus: CacheHit,
-			}, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Check negative cache
-	negCached, err := c.checkNegativeCache(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if negCached {
-		return nil, ErrNegativeCache
-	}
-
-	// Check database
-	var outputHash, contentType string
-	var sizeBytes int64
-	var fetchedAt time.Time
-
-	err = c.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
-		SELECT rc.output_hash, oc.content_type, oc.size_bytes, rc.fetched_at
-		FROM request_cache rc
-		JOIN output_content oc ON rc.output_hash = oc.content_hash
-		WHERE rc.cache_key = ?
-	`, cacheKey).Scan(&outputHash, &contentType, &sizeBytes, &fetchedAt)
-
-	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
-		return &LookupResult{Hit: false, CacheStatus: CacheMiss}, nil
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query cache: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Check TTL
-	if c.config.CacheTTL > 0 && time.Since(fetchedAt) > c.config.CacheTTL {
-		return &LookupResult{Hit: false, CacheStatus: CacheStale}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Verify file exists on disk
-	if !c.dstContent.Exists(outputHash) {
-		return &LookupResult{Hit: false, CacheStatus: CacheMiss}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Update hot cache
-	if c.hotCacheEnabled {
-		c.hotCacheMu.Lock()
-		c.hotCache[cacheKey] = hotCacheEntry{
-			OutputHash:  outputHash,
-			ContentType: contentType,
-			SizeBytes:   sizeBytes,
-		}
-		c.hotCacheMu.Unlock()
-	}
-
-	// Update access count
-	_, _ = c.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
-		UPDATE request_cache
-		SET access_count = access_count + 1
-		WHERE cache_key = ?
-	`, cacheKey)
-
-	return &LookupResult{
-		Hit:         true,
-		OutputHash:  outputHash,
-		ContentType: contentType,
-		SizeBytes:   sizeBytes,
 			CacheStatus: CacheHit,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-// GetOutput returns a reader for cached output content.
+	return &LookupResult{
-func (c *Cache) GetOutput(outputHash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+		Hit:         false,
-	return c.dstContent.Load(outputHash)
+		CacheKey:    cacheKey,
+		CacheStatus: CacheMiss,
+	}, nil
 }
 
-// GetOutputWithSize returns a reader and size for cached output content.
+// GetVariant returns a reader, size, and content type for a cached variant.
-func (c *Cache) GetOutputWithSize(outputHash string) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
+func (c *Cache) GetVariant(cacheKey VariantKey) (io.ReadCloser, int64, string, error) {
-	return c.dstContent.LoadWithSize(outputHash)
+	return c.variants.LoadWithMeta(cacheKey)
 }
 
 // StoreSource stores fetched source content and metadata.
@@ -195,7 +114,7 @@ func (c *Cache) StoreSource(
 	req *ImageRequest,
 	content io.Reader,
 	result *FetchResult,
-) (contentHash string, err error) {
+) (ContentHash, error) {
 	// Store content
 	contentHash, size, err := c.srcContent.Store(content)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -237,12 +156,12 @@ func (c *Cache) StoreSource(
 		Host:            req.SourceHost,
 		Path:            req.SourcePath,
 		Query:           req.SourceQuery,
-		ContentHash:     contentHash,
+		ContentHash:     string(contentHash),
 		StatusCode:      result.StatusCode,
 		ContentType:     result.ContentType,
 		ContentLength:   result.ContentLength,
 		ResponseHeaders: result.Headers,
-		FetchedAt:       time.Now().Unix(),
+		FetchedAt:       time.Now().UTC().Unix(),
 		FetchDurationMs: result.FetchDurationMs,
 		RemoteAddr:      result.RemoteAddr,
 	}
@@ -255,61 +174,43 @@ func (c *Cache) StoreSource(
 	return contentHash, nil
 }
 
-// StoreOutput stores processed output content and returns the output hash.
+// StoreVariant stores a processed variant by its cache key.
-func (c *Cache) StoreOutput(
+func (c *Cache) StoreVariant(cacheKey VariantKey, content io.Reader, contentType string) error {
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_, err := c.variants.Store(cacheKey, content, contentType)
-	req *ImageRequest,
+	return err
-	sourceMetadataID int64,
+}
-	content io.Reader,
+
-	contentType string,
+// LookupSource checks if we have cached source content for a request.
-) (string, error) {
+// Returns the content hash and content type if found, or empty values if not.
-	// Store content
+func (c *Cache) LookupSource(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (ContentHash, string, error) {
-	outputHash, size, err := c.dstContent.Store(content)
+	var hashStr, contentType string
+
+	err := c.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
+		SELECT content_hash, content_type FROM source_metadata
+		WHERE source_host = ? AND source_path = ? AND source_query = ?
+	`, req.SourceHost, req.SourcePath, req.SourceQuery).Scan(&hashStr, &contentType)
+
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return "", "", nil
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to store output content: %w", err)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup source: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
+	contentHash := ContentHash(hashStr)
 
-	// Store in database
+	// Verify the content file exists
-	_, err = c.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
+	if !c.srcContent.Exists(contentHash) {
-		INSERT INTO output_content (content_hash, content_type, size_bytes)
+		return "", "", nil
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?)
-		ON CONFLICT(content_hash) DO NOTHING
-	`, outputHash, contentType, size)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to insert output content: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = c.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
+	return contentHash, contentType, nil
-		INSERT INTO request_cache (cache_key, source_metadata_id, output_hash, width, height, format, quality, fit_mode)
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-		ON CONFLICT(cache_key) DO UPDATE SET
-			output_hash = excluded.output_hash,
-			fetched_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-			access_count = request_cache.access_count + 1
-	`, cacheKey, sourceMetadataID, outputHash, req.Size.Width, req.Size.Height, req.Format, req.Quality, req.FitMode)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to insert request cache: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Update hot cache
-	if c.hotCacheEnabled {
-		c.hotCacheMu.Lock()
-		c.hotCache[cacheKey] = hotCacheEntry{
-			OutputHash:  outputHash,
-			ContentType: contentType,
-			SizeBytes:   size,
-		}
-		c.hotCacheMu.Unlock()
-	}
-
-	return outputHash, nil
 }
 
 // StoreNegative stores a negative cache entry for a failed fetch.
 func (c *Cache) StoreNegative(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest, statusCode int, errMsg string) error {
-	expiresAt := time.Now().Add(c.config.NegativeTTL)
+	expiresAt := time.Now().UTC().Add(c.config.NegativeTTL)
 
 	_, err := c.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
 		INSERT INTO negative_cache (source_host, source_path, source_query, status_code, error_message, expires_at)
@@ -375,7 +276,7 @@ func (c *Cache) GetSourceMetadataID(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (int
 }
 
 // GetSourceContent returns a reader for cached source content by its hash.
-func (c *Cache) GetSourceContent(contentHash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (c *Cache) GetSourceContent(contentHash ContentHash) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	return c.srcContent.Load(contentHash)
 }
 

internal/imgcache/cache_test.go

@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ func setupTestCache(t *testing.T) (*Cache, string) {
 		StateDir:    tmpDir,
 		CacheTTL:    time.Hour,
 		NegativeTTL: 5 * time.Minute,
-		HotCacheSize:    100,
-		HotCacheEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create cache: %v", err)
@@ -168,17 +166,12 @@ func TestCache_StoreAndLookup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("StoreSource() returned empty hash")
 	}
 
-	// Get source metadata ID
+	// Store variant
-	metaID, err := cache.GetSourceMetadataID(ctx, req)
+	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GetSourceMetadataID() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Store output content
 	outputContent := []byte("fake webp data")
-	_, err = cache.StoreOutput(ctx, req, metaID, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
+	err = cache.StoreVariant(cacheKey, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreOutput() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("StoreVariant() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Now lookup should hit
@@ -195,8 +188,8 @@ func TestCache_StoreAndLookup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Lookup() status = %v, want %v", result.CacheStatus, CacheHit)
 	}
 
-	if result.OutputHash == "" {
+	if result.CacheKey == "" {
-		t.Error("Lookup() returned empty output hash")
+		t.Error("Lookup() returned empty cache key")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -217,10 +210,14 @@ func TestCache_NegativeCache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("StoreNegative() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Lookup should return negative cache error
+	// Lookup should return miss (negative cache is checked at service level)
-	_, err = cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
+	result, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
-	if err != ErrNegativeCache {
+	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Lookup() error = %v, want ErrNegativeCache", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Lookup() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Hit {
+		t.Error("Lookup() hit = true, want false for negative cache entry")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -233,8 +230,6 @@ func TestCache_NegativeCacheExpiry(t *testing.T) {
 		StateDir:    tmpDir,
 		CacheTTL:    time.Hour,
 		NegativeTTL: 1 * time.Millisecond,
-		HotCacheSize:    100,
-		HotCacheEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create cache: %v", err)
@@ -258,7 +253,7 @@ func TestCache_NegativeCacheExpiry(t *testing.T) {
 	// Wait for expiry
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 
-	// Lookup should return miss (not negative cache) after expiry
+	// Lookup should return miss after expiry
 	result, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Lookup() error = %v, want nil after expiry", err)
@@ -269,40 +264,28 @@ func TestCache_NegativeCacheExpiry(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCache_HotCache(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCache_VariantLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	cache, _ := setupTestCache(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	req := &ImageRequest{
 		SourceHost: "cdn.example.com",
-		SourcePath: "/photos/hot.jpg",
+		SourcePath: "/photos/variant.jpg",
 		Size:       Size{Width: 800, Height: 600},
 		Format:     FormatWebP,
 		Quality:    85,
 		FitMode:    FitCover,
 	}
 
-	// Store content
+	// Store variant
-	sourceContent := []byte("source data")
+	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
-	fetchResult := &FetchResult{
-		ContentType: "image/jpeg",
-		Headers:     map[string][]string{},
-	}
-
-	_, err := cache.StoreSource(ctx, req, bytes.NewReader(sourceContent), fetchResult)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreSource() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
-	metaID, _ := cache.GetSourceMetadataID(ctx, req)
-
 	outputContent := []byte("output data")
-	_, err = cache.StoreOutput(ctx, req, metaID, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
+	err := cache.StoreVariant(cacheKey, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreOutput() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("StoreVariant() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// First lookup populates hot cache
+	// First lookup
 	result1, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Lookup() first error = %v", err)
@@ -312,7 +295,7 @@ func TestCache_HotCache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Lookup() first hit = false")
 	}
 
-	// Second lookup should use hot cache
+	// Second lookup should also hit (from disk)
 	result2, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Lookup() second error = %v", err)
@@ -322,66 +305,59 @@ func TestCache_HotCache(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Lookup() second hit = false")
 	}
 
-	if result1.OutputHash != result2.OutputHash {
+	if result1.CacheKey != result2.CacheKey {
-		t.Error("Lookup() returned different hashes")
+		t.Error("Lookup() returned different cache keys")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCache_HotCache_ReturnsContentType(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCache_GetVariant_ReturnsContentType(t *testing.T) {
 	cache, _ := setupTestCache(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	req := &ImageRequest{
 		SourceHost: "cdn.example.com",
-		SourcePath: "/photos/hotct.jpg",
+		SourcePath: "/photos/variantct.jpg",
 		Size:       Size{Width: 800, Height: 600},
 		Format:     FormatWebP,
 		Quality:    85,
 		FitMode:    FitCover,
 	}
 
-	// Store content
+	// Store variant
-	sourceContent := []byte("source data")
+	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
-	fetchResult := &FetchResult{
-		ContentType: "image/jpeg",
-		Headers:     map[string][]string{},
-	}
-
-	_, err := cache.StoreSource(ctx, req, bytes.NewReader(sourceContent), fetchResult)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreSource() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
-	metaID, _ := cache.GetSourceMetadataID(ctx, req)
-
 	outputContent := []byte("output webp data")
-	_, err = cache.StoreOutput(ctx, req, metaID, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
+	err := cache.StoreVariant(cacheKey, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreOutput() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("StoreVariant() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// First lookup populates hot cache
+	// Lookup
-	result1, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
+	result, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Lookup() first error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Lookup() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if result1.ContentType != "image/webp" {
+	if !result.Hit {
-		t.Errorf("Lookup() first ContentType = %q, want %q", result1.ContentType, "image/webp")
+		t.Fatal("Lookup() hit = false, want true")
 	}
 
-	// Second lookup uses hot cache - must still have ContentType
+	// GetVariant should return content type
-	result2, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
+	reader, size, contentType, err := cache.GetVariant(result.CacheKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Lookup() second error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("GetVariant() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	if contentType != "image/webp" {
+		t.Errorf("GetVariant() ContentType = %q, want %q", contentType, "image/webp")
 	}
 
-	if result2.ContentType != "image/webp" {
+	if size != int64(len(outputContent)) {
-		t.Errorf("Lookup() hot cache ContentType = %q, want %q", result2.ContentType, "image/webp")
+		t.Errorf("GetVariant() size = %d, want %d", size, len(outputContent))
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCache_GetOutput(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCache_GetVariant(t *testing.T) {
 	cache, _ := setupTestCache(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -394,38 +370,24 @@ func TestCache_GetOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		FitMode:    FitCover,
 	}
 
-	// Store content
+	// Store variant
-	sourceContent := []byte("source")
+	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
-	fetchResult := &FetchResult{ContentType: "image/jpeg", Headers: map[string][]string{}}
-	_, err := cache.StoreSource(ctx, req, bytes.NewReader(sourceContent), fetchResult)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreSource() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
-	metaID, err := cache.GetSourceMetadataID(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GetSourceMetadataID() error = %v", err)
-	}
-
 	outputContent := []byte("the actual output content")
-	outputHash, err := cache.StoreOutput(ctx, req, metaID, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
+	err := cache.StoreVariant(cacheKey, bytes.NewReader(outputContent), "image/webp")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreOutput() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("StoreVariant() error = %v", err)
-	}
-	if outputHash == "" {
-		t.Fatal("StoreOutput() returned empty hash")
 	}
 
-	// Lookup to get hash
+	// Lookup to get cache key
 	result, err := cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Lookup() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Get output content
+	// Get variant content
-	reader, err := cache.GetOutput(result.OutputHash)
+	reader, _, _, err := cache.GetVariant(result.CacheKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GetOutput() error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("GetVariant() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -433,7 +395,7 @@ func TestCache_GetOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	n, _ := reader.Read(buf)
 
 	if !bytes.Equal(buf[:n], outputContent) {
-		t.Errorf("GetOutput() content = %q, want %q", buf[:n], outputContent)
+		t.Errorf("GetVariant() content = %q, want %q", buf[:n], outputContent)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +429,6 @@ func TestCache_CleanExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	cache, _ := NewCache(db, CacheConfig{
 		StateDir:    tmpDir,
 		NegativeTTL: 1 * time.Millisecond,
-		HotCacheEnabled: false,
 	})
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -507,7 +468,6 @@ func TestCache_StorageDirectoriesCreated(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, err := NewCache(db, CacheConfig{
 		StateDir: tmpDir,
-		HotCacheEnabled: false,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewCache() error = %v", err)
@@ -515,9 +475,9 @@ func TestCache_StorageDirectoriesCreated(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Verify directories were created
 	dirs := []string{
-		"cache/src-content",
+		"cache/sources",
-		"cache/dst-content",
+		"cache/variants",
-		"cache/src-metadata",
+		"cache/metadata",
 	}
 
 	for _, dir := range dirs {

internal/imgcache/module.go

@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ import "time"
 const (
 	DefaultCacheTTL    = 24 * time.Hour
 	DefaultNegativeTTL = 5 * time.Minute
-	DefaultHotCacheSize = 1000
 )

internal/imgcache/service.go

@@ -80,39 +80,36 @@ func NewService(cfg *ServiceConfig) (*Service, error) {
 
 // Get retrieves a processed image, fetching and processing if necessary.
 func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*ImageResponse, error) {
-	// Check cache first
+	// Check variant cache first (disk only, no DB)
 	result, err := s.cache.Lookup(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrNegativeCache) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("upstream returned error (cached)")
-		}
-
 		s.log.Warn("cache lookup failed", "error", err)
 	}
 
-	// Cache hit - serve from cache
+	// Cache hit - serve directly from disk
 	if result != nil && result.Hit {
+		reader, size, contentType, err := s.cache.GetVariant(result.CacheKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.log.Error("failed to get cached variant", "key", result.CacheKey, "error", err)
+			// Fall through to re-process
+		} else {
 			s.cache.IncrementStats(ctx, true, 0)
 
-		reader, size, err := s.cache.GetOutputWithSize(result.OutputHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.log.Error("failed to get cached output", "hash", result.OutputHash, "error", err)
-			// Fall through to re-fetch
-		} else {
 			return &ImageResponse{
 				Content:       reader,
 				ContentLength: size,
-				ContentType:   result.ContentType,
+				ContentType:   contentType,
 				CacheStatus:   CacheHit,
-				ETag:          formatETag(result.OutputHash),
+				ETag:          formatETag(result.CacheKey),
 			}, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Cache miss - need to fetch, process, and cache
+	// Cache miss - check if we have source content cached
+	cacheKey := CacheKey(req)
 	s.cache.IncrementStats(ctx, false, 0)
 
-	response, err := s.fetchAndProcess(ctx, req)
+	response, err := s.processFromSourceOrFetch(ctx, req, cacheKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -122,8 +119,62 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*ImageResponse, e
 	return response, nil
 }
 
+// processFromSourceOrFetch processes an image, using cached source content if available.
+func (s *Service) processFromSourceOrFetch(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *ImageRequest,
+	cacheKey VariantKey,
+) (*ImageResponse, error) {
+	// Check if we have cached source content
+	contentHash, _, err := s.cache.LookupSource(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Warn("source lookup failed", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	var sourceData []byte
+	var fetchBytes int64
+
+	if contentHash != "" {
+		// We have cached source - load it
+		s.log.Debug("using cached source", "hash", contentHash)
+
+		reader, err := s.cache.GetSourceContent(contentHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.log.Warn("failed to load cached source, fetching", "error", err)
+			// Fall through to fetch
+		} else {
+			sourceData, err = io.ReadAll(reader)
+			_ = reader.Close()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				s.log.Warn("failed to read cached source, fetching", "error", err)
+				// Fall through to fetch
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fetch from upstream if we don't have source data
+	if sourceData == nil {
+		resp, err := s.fetchAndProcess(ctx, req, cacheKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return resp, nil
+	}
+
+	// Process using cached source
+	fetchBytes = int64(len(sourceData))
+
+	return s.processAndStore(ctx, req, cacheKey, sourceData, fetchBytes)
+}
+
 // fetchAndProcess fetches from upstream, processes, and caches the result.
-func (s *Service) fetchAndProcess(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*ImageResponse, error) {
+func (s *Service) fetchAndProcess(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *ImageRequest,
+	cacheKey VariantKey,
+) (*ImageResponse, error) {
 	// Fetch from upstream
 	sourceURL := req.SourceURL()
 
@@ -182,6 +233,17 @@ func (s *Service) fetchAndProcess(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*Imag
 		// Continue even if caching fails
 	}
 
+	return s.processAndStore(ctx, req, cacheKey, sourceData, fetchBytes)
+}
+
+// processAndStore processes an image and stores the result.
+func (s *Service) processAndStore(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *ImageRequest,
+	cacheKey VariantKey,
+	sourceData []byte,
+	fetchBytes int64,
+) (*ImageResponse, error) {
 	// Process the image
 	processStart := time.Now()
 
@@ -192,8 +254,16 @@ func (s *Service) fetchAndProcess(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*Imag
 
 	processDuration := time.Since(processStart)
 
+	// Read processed content
+	processedData, err := io.ReadAll(processResult.Content)
+	_ = processResult.Content.Close()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read processed content: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Log conversion details
-	outputSize := processResult.ContentLength
+	outputSize := int64(len(processedData))
 	sizePercent := float64(outputSize) / float64(fetchBytes) * 100.0 //nolint:mnd // percentage calculation
 
 	s.log.Info("image converted",
@@ -211,30 +281,18 @@ func (s *Service) fetchAndProcess(ctx context.Context, req *ImageRequest) (*Imag
 		"fit", req.FitMode,
 	)
 
-	// Store output content to cache
+	// Store variant to cache
-	metaID, err := s.cache.GetSourceMetadataID(ctx, req)
+	if err := s.cache.StoreVariant(cacheKey, bytes.NewReader(processedData), processResult.ContentType); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
+		s.log.Warn("failed to store variant", "error", err)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get source metadata ID: %w", err)
+		// Continue even if caching fails
-	}
-
-	outputHash, err := s.cache.StoreOutput(ctx, req, metaID, processResult.Content, processResult.ContentType)
-	_ = processResult.Content.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to store output content: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Serve from the cached file on disk (same path as cache hits)
-	reader, size, err := s.cache.GetOutputWithSize(outputHash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read cached output: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return &ImageResponse{
-		Content:       reader,
+		Content:       io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(processedData)),
-		ContentLength: size,
+		ContentLength: outputSize,
 		ContentType:   processResult.ContentType,
-		FetchedBytes:  int64(len(sourceData)),
+		FetchedBytes:  fetchBytes,
-		ETag:          formatETag(outputHash),
+		ETag:          formatETag(cacheKey),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -309,8 +367,9 @@ func extractStatusCode(err error) int {
 // etagHashLength is the number of hash characters to use for ETags.
 const etagHashLength = 16
 
-// formatETag formats a hash as a quoted ETag value.
+// formatETag formats a VariantKey as a quoted ETag value.
-func formatETag(hash string) string {
+func formatETag(key VariantKey) string {
+	hash := string(key)
 	// Use first 16 characters of hash for a shorter but still unique ETag
 	if len(hash) > etagHashLength {
 		hash = hash[:etagHashLength]

internal/imgcache/storage.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Storage constants.
@@ -24,6 +25,15 @@ var (
 	ErrNotFound = errors.New("content not found")
 )
 
+// ContentHash is a SHA256 hash of file content (hex-encoded).
+type ContentHash string
+
+// VariantKey is a SHA256 hash identifying a specific image variant (hex-encoded).
+type VariantKey string
+
+// PathHash is a SHA256 hash of a URL path (hex-encoded).
+type PathHash string
+
 // ContentStorage handles content-addressable file storage.
 // Files are stored at: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<abcdef...sha256>
 type ContentStorage struct {
@@ -41,7 +51,7 @@ func NewContentStorage(baseDir string) (*ContentStorage, error) {
 
 // Store writes content to storage and returns its SHA256 hash.
 // The content is read fully into memory to compute the hash before writing.
-func (s *ContentStorage) Store(r io.Reader) (hash string, size int64, err error) {
+func (s *ContentStorage) Store(r io.Reader) (hash ContentHash, size int64, err error) {
 	// Read all content to compute hash
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *ContentStorage) Store(r io.Reader) (hash string, size int64, err error)
 
 	// Compute hash
 	h := sha256.Sum256(data)
-	hash = hex.EncodeToString(h[:])
+	hash = ContentHash(hex.EncodeToString(h[:]))
 	size = int64(len(data))
 
 	// Build path: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<hash>
@@ -99,10 +109,10 @@ func (s *ContentStorage) Store(r io.Reader) (hash string, size int64, err error)
 }
 
 // Load returns a reader for the content with the given hash.
-func (s *ContentStorage) Load(hash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (s *ContentStorage) Load(hash ContentHash) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	path := s.hashToPath(hash)
 
-	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // content-addressable path from hash
+	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // path derived from content hash
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil, ErrNotFound
@@ -115,10 +125,10 @@ func (s *ContentStorage) Load(hash string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 }
 
 // LoadWithSize returns a reader and file size for the content with the given hash.
-func (s *ContentStorage) LoadWithSize(hash string) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
+func (s *ContentStorage) LoadWithSize(hash ContentHash) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
 	path := s.hashToPath(hash)
 
-	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // content-addressable path from hash
+	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // path derived from content hash
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil, 0, ErrNotFound
@@ -138,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *ContentStorage) LoadWithSize(hash string) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error)
 }
 
 // Delete removes content with the given hash.
-func (s *ContentStorage) Delete(hash string) error {
+func (s *ContentStorage) Delete(hash ContentHash) error {
 	path := s.hashToPath(hash)
 
 	err := os.Remove(path)
@@ -150,25 +160,21 @@ func (s *ContentStorage) Delete(hash string) error {
 }
 
 // Exists checks if content with the given hash exists.
-func (s *ContentStorage) Exists(hash string) bool {
+func (s *ContentStorage) Exists(hash ContentHash) bool {
 	path := s.hashToPath(hash)
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 
 	return err == nil
 }
 
-// Path returns the file path for a given hash.
-func (s *ContentStorage) Path(hash string) string {
-	return s.hashToPath(hash)
-}
-
 // hashToPath converts a hash to a file path: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<hash>
-func (s *ContentStorage) hashToPath(hash string) string {
+func (s *ContentStorage) hashToPath(hash ContentHash) string {
-	if len(hash) < MinHashLength {
+	h := string(hash)
-		return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, hash)
+	if len(h) < MinHashLength {
+		return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, h)
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, hash[0:2], hash[2:4], hash)
+	return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, h[0:2], h[2:4], h)
 }
 
 // MetadataStorage handles JSON metadata file storage.
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@ type SourceMetadata struct {
 }
 
 // Store writes metadata to storage.
-func (s *MetadataStorage) Store(host, pathHash string, meta *SourceMetadata) error {
+func (s *MetadataStorage) Store(host string, pathHash PathHash, meta *SourceMetadata) error {
 	path := s.metaPath(host, pathHash)
 
 	// Create directory structure
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ func (s *MetadataStorage) Store(host, pathHash string, meta *SourceMetadata) err
 }
 
 // Load reads metadata from storage.
-func (s *MetadataStorage) Load(host, pathHash string) (*SourceMetadata, error) {
+func (s *MetadataStorage) Load(host string, pathHash PathHash) (*SourceMetadata, error) {
 	path := s.metaPath(host, pathHash)
 
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path) //nolint:gosec // path derived from host+hash
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ func (s *MetadataStorage) Load(host, pathHash string) (*SourceMetadata, error) {
 }
 
 // Delete removes metadata for the given host and path hash.
-func (s *MetadataStorage) Delete(host, pathHash string) error {
+func (s *MetadataStorage) Delete(host string, pathHash PathHash) error {
 	path := s.metaPath(host, pathHash)
 
 	err := os.Remove(path)
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ func (s *MetadataStorage) Delete(host, pathHash string) error {
 }
 
 // Exists checks if metadata exists for the given host and path hash.
-func (s *MetadataStorage) Exists(host, pathHash string) bool {
+func (s *MetadataStorage) Exists(host string, pathHash PathHash) bool {
 	path := s.metaPath(host, pathHash)
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 
@@ -293,20 +299,20 @@ func (s *MetadataStorage) Exists(host, pathHash string) bool {
 }
 
 // metaPath returns the file path for metadata: <basedir>/<host>/<path_hash>.json
-func (s *MetadataStorage) metaPath(host, pathHash string) string {
+func (s *MetadataStorage) metaPath(host string, pathHash PathHash) string {
-	return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, host, pathHash+".json")
+	return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, host, string(pathHash)+".json")
 }
 
 // HashPath computes the SHA256 hash of a path string.
-func HashPath(path string) string {
+func HashPath(path string) PathHash {
 	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(path))
 
-	return hex.EncodeToString(h[:])
+	return PathHash(hex.EncodeToString(h[:]))
 }
 
-// CacheKey generates a unique cache key for a request.
+// CacheKey generates a unique key for a request variant.
 // Format: sha256(host:path:query:width:height:format:quality:fit_mode)
-func CacheKey(req *ImageRequest) string {
+func CacheKey(req *ImageRequest) VariantKey {
 	data := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s:%d:%d:%s:%d:%s",
 		req.SourceHost,
 		req.SourcePath,
@@ -319,5 +325,175 @@ func CacheKey(req *ImageRequest) string {
 	)
 	h := sha256.Sum256([]byte(data))
 
-	return hex.EncodeToString(h[:])
+	return VariantKey(hex.EncodeToString(h[:]))
+}
+
+// VariantStorage handles key-based file storage for processed image variants.
+// Files are stored at: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<cache_key>
+// Metadata is stored at: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<cache_key>.meta
+// Unlike ContentStorage, the key is provided by the caller (not computed from content).
+type VariantStorage struct {
+	baseDir string
+}
+
+// VariantMeta contains metadata about a cached variant.
+type VariantMeta struct {
+	ContentType string `json:"content_type"`
+	Size        int64  `json:"size"`
+	CreatedAt   int64  `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+// NewVariantStorage creates a new variant storage at the given base directory.
+func NewVariantStorage(baseDir string) (*VariantStorage, error) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(baseDir, StorageDirPerm); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create variant storage directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &VariantStorage{baseDir: baseDir}, nil
+}
+
+// Store writes content and metadata to storage at the given key.
+func (s *VariantStorage) Store(key VariantKey, r io.Reader, contentType string) (size int64, err error) {
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to read content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	size = int64(len(data))
+	path := s.keyToPath(key)
+	metaPath := path + ".meta"
+
+	// Create directory structure
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, StorageDirPerm); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Write content to temp file first, then rename for atomicity
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(dir, ".tmp-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	tmpPath := tmpFile.Name()
+
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpPath)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if _, err := tmpFile.Write(data); err != nil {
+		_ = tmpFile.Close()
+
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to write content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to close temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Atomic rename content
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, path); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to rename temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Write metadata
+	meta := VariantMeta{
+		ContentType: contentType,
+		Size:        size,
+		CreatedAt:   time.Now().UTC().Unix(),
+	}
+
+	metaData, err := json.Marshal(meta)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal metadata: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(metaPath, metaData, 0640); err != nil {
+		// Non-fatal, content is stored
+		_ = err
+	}
+
+	return size, nil
+}
+
+// Load returns a reader for the content at the given key.
+func (s *VariantStorage) Load(key VariantKey) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	path := s.keyToPath(key)
+
+	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // path derived from cache key
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, ErrNotFound
+		}
+
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// LoadWithMeta returns a reader, size, and content type for the content at the given key.
+func (s *VariantStorage) LoadWithMeta(key VariantKey) (io.ReadCloser, int64, string, error) {
+	path := s.keyToPath(key)
+	metaPath := path + ".meta"
+
+	f, err := os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec // path derived from cache key
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, 0, "", ErrNotFound
+		}
+
+		return nil, 0, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to open content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	stat, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = f.Close()
+
+		return nil, 0, "", fmt.Errorf("failed to stat content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Load metadata for content type
+	contentType := "application/octet-stream" // fallback
+
+	metaData, err := os.ReadFile(metaPath) //nolint:gosec // path derived from cache key
+	if err == nil {
+		var meta VariantMeta
+		if json.Unmarshal(metaData, &meta) == nil && meta.ContentType != "" {
+			contentType = meta.ContentType
+		}
+	}
+
+	return f, stat.Size(), contentType, nil
+}
+
+// Exists checks if content exists at the given key.
+func (s *VariantStorage) Exists(key VariantKey) bool {
+	path := s.keyToPath(key)
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes content at the given key.
+func (s *VariantStorage) Delete(key VariantKey) error {
+	path := s.keyToPath(key)
+
+	err := os.Remove(path)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete content: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// keyToPath converts a key to a file path: <basedir>/<ab>/<cd>/<key>
+func (s *VariantStorage) keyToPath(key VariantKey) string {
+	k := string(key)
+	if len(k) < MinHashLength {
+		return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, k)
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(s.baseDir, k[0:2], k[2:4], k)
 }

internal/imgcache/storage_test.go

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ func TestContentStorage_StoreAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Verify file exists at expected path
-	expectedPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, hash[0:2], hash[2:4], hash)
+	hashStr := string(hash)
+	expectedPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, hashStr[0:2], hashStr[2:4], hashStr)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(expectedPath); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("File not at expected path %s: %v", expectedPath, err)
 	}
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func TestContentStorage_LoadNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("NewContentStorage() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = storage.Load("nonexistent")
+	_, err = storage.Load(ContentHash("nonexistent"))
 	if err != ErrNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("Load() error = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
 	}
@@ -123,24 +124,29 @@ func TestContentStorage_DeleteNonexistent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Should not error
-	if err := storage.Delete("nonexistent"); err != nil {
+	if err := storage.Delete(ContentHash("nonexistent")); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Delete() error = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestContentStorage_Path(t *testing.T) {
+func TestContentStorage_HashToPath(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	storage, err := NewContentStorage(tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewContentStorage() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	hash := "abcdef0123456789"
+	// Test by storing and verifying the resulting path structure
-	path := storage.Path(hash)
+	content := []byte("test content for path verification")
-	expected := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "ab", "cd", hash)
+	hash, _, err := storage.Store(bytes.NewReader(content))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Store() error = %v", err)
+	}
 
-	if path != expected {
+	hashStr := string(hash)
-		t.Errorf("Path() = %q, want %q", path, expected)
+	expectedPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, hashStr[0:2], hashStr[2:4], hashStr)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(expectedPath); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("File not at expected path %s: %v", expectedPath, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ func TestMetadataStorage_StoreAndLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Verify file exists at expected path
-	expectedPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "cdn.example.com", pathHash+".json")
+	expectedPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "cdn.example.com", string(pathHash)+".json")
 	if _, err := os.Stat(expectedPath); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("File not at expected path %s: %v", expectedPath, err)
 	}
@@ -208,7 +214,7 @@ func TestMetadataStorage_LoadNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("NewMetadataStorage() error = %v", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = storage.Load("example.com", "nonexistent")
+	_, err = storage.Load("example.com", PathHash("nonexistent"))
 	if err != ErrNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("Load() error = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
 	}
@@ -264,8 +270,8 @@ func TestHashPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Hash should be 64 hex chars (256 bits)
-	if len(hash1) != 64 {
+	if len(string(hash1)) != 64 {
-		t.Errorf("HashPath() length = %d, want 64", len(hash1))
+		t.Errorf("HashPath() length = %d, want 64", len(string(hash1)))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -299,8 +305,8 @@ func TestCacheKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Key should be 64 hex chars
-	if len(key1) != 64 {
+	if len(string(key1)) != 64 {
-		t.Errorf("CacheKey() length = %d, want 64", len(key1))
+		t.Errorf("CacheKey() length = %d, want 64", len(string(key1)))
 	}
 
 	// Different size should produce different key

internal/imgcache/testutil_test.go

@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ func SetupTestService(t *testing.T, opts ...TestServiceOption) (*Service, *TestF
 		StateDir:    tmpDir,
 		CacheTTL:    time.Hour,
 		NegativeTTL: 5 * time.Minute,
-		HotCacheSize:    100,
-		HotCacheEnabled: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create cache: %v", err)