Sitecore Dictionary Items - sitecore

Question

In the earlier versions of Sitecore there were an issue with dictionary items, if we have a CDs environment, sometimes the Dictionary.dat file may not get updated on CDs server.
1) is this issue still exist with Sitecore 8 ?
2) if yes, what is the best approach to implement custom dictionary items for my website ?

Answer 1

I have this issue on Sitecore 8.1 Initial Release.
To fix it you need to add on publish:end and publish:end:remote event a new handler.
This is the class :
public class DictionaryCacheClearer
{
/// <summary>
/// Clears the whole dictionary domain cache.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">The sender.</param>
/// <param name="args">The <see cref="EventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
public void ClearCache(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
Translate.ResetCache();
Log.Info("Dictionary cleared", this);
}
}
On publish:end and publish:end:remote events you will have:
<event name="publish:end:remote">
<handler type="Sitecore.Publishing.HtmlCacheClearer, Sitecore.Kernel" method="ClearCache">
<sites hint="list">
<site s="1">YourSite</site>
</sites>
</handler>
<handler type="YourNameSpace.DictionaryCacheClearer, YourAssembly" method="ClearCache" />
</event>
<event name="publish:end">
<handler type="Sitecore.Publishing.HtmlCacheClearer, Sitecore.Kernel" method="ClearCache">
<sites hint="list">
<site s="1">YourSite</site>
</sites>
</handler>
<handler type="YourNameSpace.DictionaryCacheClearer, YourAssembly" method="ClearCache" />
</event>
Other fix you find it here: https://community.sitecore.net/developers/f/8/t/173