Class: CacheExpiration

workbox-expiration.CacheExpiration

class   static

Version     5.1.2

The CacheExpiration class allows you define an expiration and / or limit on the number of responses stored in a Cache.

Constructor

CacheExpiration

new CacheExpiration(cacheName, config)

To construct a new CacheExpiration instance you must provide at least one of the config properties.

Parameter
cacheName	string Name of the cache to apply restrictions to.
config	Object Values in config have the following properties: Parameter maxEntries Optional number The maximum number of entries to cache. Entries used the least will be removed as the maximum is reached. maxAgeSeconds Optional number The maximum age of an entry before it's treated as stale and removed.

Methods

delete

async

delete()

Removes the IndexedDB object store used to keep track of cache expiration metadata.

expireEntries

async

expireEntries()

Expires entries for the given cache and given criteria.

isURLExpired

async

isURLExpired(url) returns boolean

Can be used to check if a URL has expired or not before it's used.

This requires a look up from IndexedDB, so can be slow.

Note: This method will not remove the cached entry, call expireEntries() to remove indexedDB and Cache entries.

Parameter
url	string

Returns

boolean 

updateTimestamp

async

updateTimestamp(url)

Update the timestamp for the given URL. This ensures the when removing entries based on maximum entries, most recently used is accurate or when expiring, the timestamp is up-to-date.

Parameter
url	string