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@pwa/plugin-sw-precache
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> [`PWA`](https://pwa.cafe/) plugin for [SW Precache](https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/sw-precache)
PWAplugin for SW Precache
$ npm install --save-dev @pwa/plugin-sw-precache
The plugin is recognized by and attached to @pwa/core automatically.
However, you must manually include the generated sw.js file into your bundle!
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
navigator.serviceWorker.register('/sw.js');
}
}
Note: For SW beginners, it's strongly recommended you use the above snippet!
However, it's not required to wrap registration in aNODE_ENV === 'production'check.
Configurable via the precache key on your pwa.config.js file.
Default Config:
exports.precache = {
minify: true,
filename: 'sw.js',
// stripPrefix: env.src
navigateFallback: 'index.html',
navigateFallbackWhitelist: [/^(?!\/__).*/],
staticFileGlobsIgnorePatterns: [
/\.git/,
/\.DS_Store/,
/^manifest.*\.js(?:on)?$/
/\.gz(ip)?$/,
/\.map$/,
/\.br$/
]
}
Available Options:
See Options for sw-precache-webpack-plugin.
FAQs
> [`PWA`](https://pwa.cafe/) plugin for [SW Precache](https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/sw-precache)
The npm package @pwa/plugin-sw-precache receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, @pwa/plugin-sw-precache popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @pwa/plugin-sw-precache demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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