Storage Strategy

  • Cookie
  • Web Storage
  • Indexed DB
  • Service Worker

cookie

  • size < 4KB
     
  • unfriendly using is native javascript.
    Need third party plugin for api.
     
  • unsafe: attach with http request, and increase its size.

cookie

// set
Cookies.set('key', 'value');

// set by chain
Cookies.set('key', 'value').set('hello', 'world');

// set option
Cookies.set('key', 'value', { domain: 'www.example.com', secure: true });

// set expire 
Cookies.set('key', 'value', { expires: 600 }); // Expires in 10 minutes
Cookies.set('key', 'value', { expires: '01/01/2012' });
Cookies.set('key', 'value', { expires: new Date(2012, 0, 1) });
Cookies.set('key', 'value', { expires: Infinity });

// get
Cookies.get('key');

cookie.js ( https://github.com/ScottHamper/Cookies )

cookie local storage/session storage
life-cycle can set up expire date or default clear while close the window. permanent /
clear when the page session ends.
size 4KB 5MB
network carry with request client site only
api No. native api is not easy to use. need third party package. Its simple, synchronous API means it is easy to use.
dataType string string

web storage

(local storage/ session storage)

web storage

(local storage/ session storage)


localStorage.setItem('key', 'value');
localStorage.getItem('key');
localStorage.removeItem('key');

sessionStorage.setItem('key', 'value');
sessionStorage.getItem('key');
sessionStorage.removeItem('key');

indexed DB

indexed DB local storage/session storage
life-cycle permanent permanent /
clear when the page session ends.
size unlimited ( or 50MB) 5MB
network client site only client site only
api similar with NoSql.
asynchronous API is available
Its simple, synchronous API means it is easy to use.
dataType object
(
Multiple databases and object stores provides more structure than LocalStorage)
string

indexed DB

var db;
var openRequest = window.indexedDB.open('myDB', 1); //databaseName,databaseVersion

openRequest.onerror = function (event) {
    console.log(openRequest.errorCode);
};
openRequest.onsuccess = function (event) {
    db = openRequest.result;
    displayData();
};

openRequest.onupgradeneeded = function (event) {

    db = event.target.result;
    var store = db.createObjectStore('customers', { keyPath: 'customerId' });

    store.createIndex('firstName', 'firstName', { unique: false });
    store.createIndex('lastName', 'lastName', { unique: false });
    store.createIndex('street', 'street', { unique: false });
    store.createIndex('city', 'city', { unique: false });
    store.createIndex('zipCode', 'zipCode', { unique: false });
    store.createIndex('country', 'country', { unique: false });
};

service worker

1. save files and data in client side (permanent).

2. offline process.

3. kick off two asynchronous requests, one to the cache and one to the network.

service worker

<html>
  <head>
    <script>
      if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
        navigator.serviceWorker
                 .register('./service-worker.js')
                 .then(function() { console.log('Service Worker Registered'); });
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
  </body>
</html>
var cacheName = 'weatherPWA-step-6-1';
var filesToCache = [];

self.addEventListener('install', function(e) {
  console.log('[ServiceWorker] Install');
  e.waitUntil(
    caches.open(cacheName).then(function(cache) {
      console.log('[ServiceWorker] Caching app shell');
      return cache.addAll(filesToCache);
    })
  );
});

self.addEventListener('activate', function(e) {
  console.log('[ServiceWorker] Activate');
  e.waitUntil(
    caches.keys().then(function(keyList) {
      return Promise.all(keyList.map(function(key) {
        if (key !== cacheName) {
          console.log('[ServiceWorker] Removing old cache', key);
          return caches.delete(key);
        }
      }));
    })
  );

  return self.clients.claim();
});

service-worker.js

var dataCacheName = 'weatherData-v1';

self.addEventListener('fetch', function(e) {
  console.log('[Service Worker] Fetch', e.request.url);
  var dataUrl = 'https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql';
  if (e.request.url.indexOf(dataUrl) > -1) {
    /* This is called the "Cache then network" strategy:
     * https://jakearchibald.com/2014/offline-cookbook/#cache-then-network
     */
    e.respondWith(
      caches.open(dataCacheName).then(function(cache) {
        return fetch(e.request).then(function(response){
          cache.put(e.request.url, response.clone());
          return response;
        });
      })
    );
  } else {
    /*
     * The app is asking for app shell files. In this scenario the app uses the
     * "Cache, falling back to the network" offline strategy:
     * https://jakearchibald.com/2014/offline-cookbook/#cache-falling-back-to-network
     */
    e.respondWith(
      caches.match(e.request).then(function(response) {
        return response || fetch(e.request);
      })
    );
  }
});

service-worker.js

Reference

1. https://speakerdeck.com/shiningjason1989/progressive-web-app-zhi-shi-fou-shi-wo-de-wei-lai

2. http://blog.techbridge.cc/2016/07/23/progressive-web-app/

3. https://www.flipkart.com/​

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