InstallEvent

The InstallEvent interface represents an install action that is dispatched on the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope of a ServiceWorker. As a child of ExtendableEvent it ensures that functional events (like FetchEvent) are not dispatched during installation. 

Properties

Inherits properties from its ancestor, Event.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, ExtendableEvent.

Examples

This code snippet is from the service worker fetch sample. The code calls ExtendableEvent.waitUntil(any value) in ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.oninstall, delaying treating the ServiceWorkerRegistration.installing worker as installed until the passed promise resolves successfully. The promise resolves when all resources have been fetched and cached, or else when any exception occurs.

The code snippet also shows a best practice for versioning caches used by the service worker. Though there's only one cache in this example, the same approach can be used for multiple caches. It maps a shorthand identifier for a cache to a specific, versioned cache name.

var CACHE_VERSION = 1;
var CURRENT_CACHES = {
  prefetch: 'prefetch-cache-v' + CACHE_VERSION
};

self.addEventListener('install', function(event) {
  var urlsToPrefetch = [
    './static/pre_fetched.txt',
    './static/pre_fetched.html',
    'https://www.chromium.org/_/rsrc/1302286216006/config/customLogo.gif'
  ];

console.log('Handling install event. Resources to pre-fetch:', urlsToPrefetch);

  event.waitUntil(
    caches.open(CURRENT_CACHES['prefetch']).then(function(cache) {
      cache.addAll(urlsToPrefetch.map(function(urlToPrefetch) {
        return new Request(urlToPrefetch, {mode: 'no-cors'});
      })).then(function() {
        console.log('All resources have been fetched and cached.');
      });
    }).catch(function(error) {
      console.error('Pre-fetching failed:', error);
    })
  );
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Promise
• Fetch API