Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
| Type | Object |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | No |
The serviceworker member describes a service worker that the developer intends to install to control the PWA.
Examples
"serviceworker": {
"src": "./serviceworker.js",
"scope": "/app",
"type": "",
"update_via_cache": "none"
}
Values
Service worker contain the following values (only src is required):
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
src |
The URL to download the service worker script from. This is the only required member of the serviceworker member. |
scope |
A string representing a URL that defines a service worker's registration scope; that is, what range of URLs a service worker can control. This is usually a relative URL, relative to the base URL of the application. By default, the scope value for a service worker registration is set to the directory where the service worker script is located. |
type |
? |
update_via_cache |
Whether the user agent cache should be bypassed when fetching the service worker. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
serviceworker | Chrome ? | Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android ? | Chrome Android ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.