A curated collection of service worker resources.
A service worker is an event-driven worker registered against an origin and a path. It takes the form of a JavaScript file that can control the web page/site it is associated with, intercepting and modifying navigation and resource requests, and caching resources in a very granular fashion to give you complete control over how your app behaves in certain situations (the most obvious one being when the network is not available.)
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Contents
- Must Reads
- Learning Resources
- Reference
- Browser Support
- Libraries and Tools
- Videos
- Case Studies
- Specific Technologies
Must Reads
- Designing Offline-First Web Apps - A fascinating look at design and UX considerations for dealing with various states of connectivity.
- Introduction to Service Worker - A graceful introduction to service workers.
- Offline Web Applications Using IndexedDB & Service Worker - This free Udacity course is a must if you're planning to dive deep into service workers.
- Service Workers Explained - Service workers explained by Alex Russell.
Learning Resources
- Building Offline Sites with ServiceWorkers and UpUp - A general introduction to service workers and using UpUp to provide offline functionality in minutes.
- Introduction to Service Worker
- Service Workers 101 - An infographic summarizing the most important parts of service workers API.
- ServiceWorker Cookbook by Mozilla - A collection of recipes for different use cases.
- The copy & paste guide to your first Service Worker - Shortest available introduction, by Remy Sharp.
- The offline cookbook - The bible of service worker Patterns by Jake Archibald.
Reference
- Background Sync Spec - The WIP spec for Background Sync.
- Service Workers - W3C Specification - The official service workers spec.
Browser Support
- Can I Use - Service Workers - Up-to-date browser support table of ServiceWorker API.
- Jake Archibald - Is Service Worker ready? - Current status of ServiceWorker support in different browsers.
Libraries and Tools
- UpUp - A popular service worker library providing complete offline functionality for your site in 1 line of code.
- sw-toolbox - A collection of simple helpers to simplify implementing common caching patterns.
- Manifest Generator - Generate a web app manifest, required for push notifications and installable web apps.
Videos
- Instant Loading: Building offline-first Progressive Web Apps - Google I/O 2016 - A quick dive into the most common technologies and techniques for building progressive web apps.
- Offline Web Applications Using IndexedDB & Service Worker - This free Udacity course is a must if you're planning to dive deep into service workers.
Case Studies
- Service Workers in Production - A case-study about how Google I/O 2015 web app was built.
Specific Technologies
Background Sync
- Background Sync Explained - The official "explainer" document for background sync, including one-off synchronization and periodic synchronization.
- Background Sync Spec - The WIP spec for Background Sync.
- Introducing Background Sync - A more reader friendly introduction to background sync, with some great video and code samples.
Installable Web Apps
- Increasing Engagement with Web App Install Banners - An intro to App Install Banners and making sure Chrome offers your web app to your users.
- Installable Web Apps with the Web App Manifest in Chrome for Android - An introduction to installable Web Apps in Chrome for Android.
